Graduating nursing students' user experiences of the immersive virtual reality simulation in learning: A qualitative descriptive study

Henna Mäkinen; Elina Haavisto; Sara Havola; Jaana Maija Koivisto

doi:10.1002/nop2.1571

Graduating nursing students' user experiences of the immersive virtual reality simulation in learning: A qualitative descriptive study

Henna Mäkinen^*
, Elina Haavisto
, Sara Havola
, Jaana Maija Koivisto

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Aim: To describe nursing students' user experiences' (UX) regarding highly immersive virtual reality (VR) simulation with head mounted display used for learning. Design: Qualitative descriptive study. Methods: Graduating nursing students (n = 41). Individual interviews were held right after VR simulation. The usability was assessed using System Usability Scale (SUS). Results: User experiences emphasized three themes about the highly immersive VR simulation: nursing care in the immersive VR simulation, technology in the immersive VR simulation, and learning nursing in the immersive VR simulation. Usability was evaluated as fair (SUS score 62.3 out of 100). Scores revealed that the VR simulation was easy to use. The support of a technical person was highlighted. Conclusions: This study supports strongly the use of highly immersive VR simulation for nursing education. VR simulations should replicate the most authentic nursing care. Technical assistance is crucial when adopting new technologies in education. The results highlighted the importance of UX in an education context.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3210-3219
Journal	Nursing Open
Volume	10
Issue number	5
Early online date	2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1571
Publication status	Published - 2023
Publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Funding

H.M was supported by the Häme Foundation for Professional Higher Education and Research with young researcher scholarship for conducting the research. The funding source had no involvement in the study design, in the data collection, analysis and interpretation of data, in the writing of the report, or in the decision to submit the article for publication.

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Keywords

descriptive study
head mounted display
immersive virtual reality
nursing students
simulation
user experience

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General Nursing

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Graduating nursing students' user experiences of the immersive virtual reality simulation in learning: A qualitative descriptive study

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