Effects of Diabetes Home-Visiting Healthcare Simulation Education on Nursing Students Using Virtual Reality

초록

This study aimed to examine the effects of virtual reality (VR)-based diabetes home-visit healthcare simulation on nursing students’ learning immersion, clinical judgment ability, and clinical competency with a nonequivalent control group in pre-posttest quasi-experimental design. The experimental group was subjected to VR-based simulation, whereas the control group received standardized patient-based simulation. The participants were nursing students from a university located in City D, with 34 students in the experimental group and 29 in the control group. The results showed that both groups demonstrated significant post-intervention improvements in learning immersion, clinical judgement ability, and clinical performance. Additionally, a statistically significant difference was found between the groups in clinical judgement ability scores. These findings provide foundational evidence for selecting simulation education strategies aligned with clinical training goals and contribute to diversifying instructional approaches for a meaningful nursing education.

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