A VR-Based Trauma Nursing Education Program for Clinical Nurses: Integrating Jeffries' Model and the 5E Learning...

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Trauma Care
• Virtual Reality

Background:

• Professional competencies are essential for nurses providing trauma patient care.
• Educational programs that enhance these competencies improve patient safety and care quality.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop and evaluate a virtual reality (VR)-based trauma nursing education program.
• The program was designed using Jeffries' simulation model and the 5E Learning Cycle.

Main Methods:

• A quasi-experimental, non-equivalent control group pretest-post-test design was used.
• 34 experienced nurses were divided into an experimental (VR program) and a control (standard training) group.
• Validated questionnaires assessed trauma knowledge, confidence, and competency; data were analyzed using repeated-measures ANOVA.

Main Results:

• The experimental group showed significant improvements in trauma knowledge and confidence compared to the control group.
• Both groups improved in emergency nursing competency over time, with no significant difference between groups.

Conclusions:

• The VR-based trauma nursing education program effectively enhanced clinical nurses' trauma knowledge and confidence.
• While emergency nursing competency did not differ significantly between groups, the study supports VR for advancing critical care nursing education.