Welcome to the Metaverse: Virtual Reality in Nursing Professional Development

A 2024 study explored the implementation of UbiSim virtual reality (VR) technology as part of a nursing professional development education program at a four-campus academic health system. After a first-time exposure, staff nurses who participated in a survey agreed that UbiSim VR simulation:

• Enhanced clinical knowledge retention: 98.3%
• Met educational objectives: 77.7%
• Was an enjoyable learning environment: 69.8%
• Was effective for learning nursing clinical skills: 66.7%
• Was easy to use: 55.6%
• Improved their confidence: 52.4%
• Reduced their performance anxiety: 44.4%
• Was preferable to traditional learning methods: 38.1%

Citation

‍Coughlin, V., Bolanos, G., Jacob, A., & Maydick-Youngberg, D. (2024). Welcome to the Metaverse: virtual reality in nursing professional development. Journal for Nurses in Professional Development. 40(5), 236–241. Retrieved from https://journals.lww.com/jnsdonline/abstract/2024/09000/welcome_to_the_metaverse__virtual_reality_in.3