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Casey J Clay¹, Jonathan M Hochmuth², Oliver Wirth²

¹Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA.

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Workplace violence against healthcare workers is rising. Virtual Reality (VR) training offers an immersive, cost-effective solution to enhance violence prevention skills and improve healthcare safety.

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Area of Science:

Healthcare Safety
Medical Training
Virtual Reality Applications

Background:

Workplace violence against healthcare professionals is a critical issue.
This violence leads to burnout, turnover, and financial strain on healthcare systems.
Existing violence prevention training (WVP) often lacks effective experiential components.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the potential of Virtual Reality (VR) simulations in healthcare violence prevention training.
To evaluate VR's effectiveness in enhancing healthcare workers' skills in managing and preventing workplace violence.
To assess VR's scalability and cost-effectiveness for widespread adoption in WVP programs.

Main Methods:

Discussing the application of VR simulations for replicating real-world healthcare settings.
Highlighting VR's capacity for immersive and interactive training experiences.
Examining VR's role in improving decision-making, physical coordination, and team dynamics.

Main Results:

VR simulations provide a safe, controlled environment for practicing violence prevention and management skills.
Experiential learning through VR enhances skill acquisition compared to traditional methods.
VR training is scalable and cost-effective, overcoming logistical challenges for broad implementation.

Conclusions:

Integrating VR into WVP training can significantly improve learning outcomes.
VR-based training has the potential to reduce the need for physical and chemical restraints.
VR technology can enhance the overall safety and quality of healthcare services by equipping staff with better prevention skills.