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  • Nursing Education
  • Public Health Training
  • Opioid Overdose Response

Background:

  • Opioid overdose education is crucial for healthcare professionals.
  • Remote learning modalities offer a solution for training during social distancing.
  • Assessing the efficacy of different remote learning methods is essential.

Observation:

  • 17 nursing students participated in a pre-post study.
  • Training was delivered via virtual reality (VR) immersive video and video conferencing.
  • Student knowledge and attitudes were assessed using validated scales.

Findings:

  • Overall, significant improvements in attitude scores (12.2 points) and knowledge scores (1.65 points) were observed.
  • The video conferencing group demonstrated significant gains in both attitude (16.2 points) and knowledge (2.1 points).
  • The VR group showed significant attitude improvement (10 points) but no significant knowledge change.

Implications:

  • Remote learning, particularly video conferencing, is effective for opioid overdose training.
  • These findings support the use of remote modalities for public health education.
  • Further research is needed to optimize VR for knowledge acquisition in this context.