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Sherrill J Smith1, Sharon L Farra, Deborah L Ulrich

  • 1About the Authors Sherrill J. Smith, PhD, RN, CNL, CNE, Sharon L. Farra, PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE, and Deborah L. Ulrich, PhD, ANEF, are from Wright State University College of Nursing and Health, Dayton, Ohio. Eric Hodgson, PhD, is from Miami University Interactive Media Studies, Oxford, Ohio. Stephanie Nicely, EdD, MSN, RN, is from Miami University Department of Nursing, Oxford, Ohio. Angelia Mickle, DNP, RN, FNP, PMHNP, is from Cedarville University School of Nursing, Cedarville, Ohio. The authors acknowledge financial support from the National League for Nursing and the Zeta Phi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International. The authors would also like to thank the faculty from all universities that provided support for the study and especially acknowledge Kelly Hanlon, MS, for her assistance as a graduate research assistant on this study. For more information, contact Dr. Smith at sherrill.smith@wright.edu.

Nursing Education Perspectives
|October 19, 2018
PubMed
Summary

Virtual reality simulation (VRS) effectively teaches decontamination skills, though retention decreases over six months. Further research is needed to optimize VRS best practices for disaster education.

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