Virtual Reality Helps RN Students Get Clinical Hours During Pandemic
UbiSim, the world’s first immersive VR training platform for nursing, is now being used to teach nursing students at Madera Community College.
Apr 28, 2021 — RN STUDENTS AT MADERA COMMUNITY COLLEGE ARE NOW ABLE TO ENHANCE THEIR CLINICAL EXPERIENCE THANKS TO VIRTUAL REALITY SIMULATION.
UbiSim, the world’s first immersive VR training platform for nursing, is now being used to teach nursing students at Madera Community College.
The program has been instrumental during the COVD-19 pandemic in helping students improve clinical and communication skills utilizing non-direct patient care hours.
“Virtual reality brought the fun back into teaching during the pandemic. Watching the students go back and forth laughing and having fun meant the world to me,” said Elizabeth Day, Ph.D., RN, nursing faculty member. “We will continue to use this technology after COVID. It’s an absolutely remarkable product.”
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