Data, Dollars, and Decisions: Your 3-Year Strategy for Scalable VR in Nursing Education
Learn how nursing leaders across academic programs and health systems are building the financial and operational case for immersive VR simulation.
What to Expect
Simulation budgets are under more scrutiny than ever. Yet the cost of doing nothing is measurable: 65% of hiring leaders report it is harder to find practice-ready graduates today than three years ago, and the average cost of bedside RN turnover sits at $60,090 per departure. In this 45-minute live webinar, UbiSim Nursing Simulation Specialist Christine Heid, PhD, MSN/Ed, RN, CNE, CHSE, is joined by Samantha Smeltzer, DNP, RN, CHSE, Vice President of Simulation at Orbis Education, to walk through a replicable framework for building the VR simulation case that leadership actually approves.
Drawing on the VBSH (Value-Based Simulation in Healthcare) model and grounded in INACSL HSSOBP standards, Christine and Sam share how programs across academic institutions and health systems are calculating cost avoidance, measuring clinical performance outcomes, and scaling simulation capacity without major capital investment. Whether you are making the case for the first time or defending a budget you already have, this session gives you the data, the language, and the strategy to move forward.
Speakers
Christine Heid
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PhD, MSN/Ed, RN, CNE, CHSE
Dr. Christine "Christy" Heid is a dedicated nurse educator, innovator, and simulationist with over two decades of experience. She holds a PhD in Nursing and has made significant contributions to nursing education, particularly in simulation-based learning and clinical judgment development. Dr. Heid is the creator of the Heid ATE Guide for Clinical Teaching and Learning©, an innovative tool designed to build nurses' clinical judgment skills. She is the former Chair of the INACSL Education Committee, a member of the OADN Simulation Committee, and a contributor to the Cornerstones of Best Practice, which explores the application of the Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice™. Her work focuses on promoting innovative teaching strategies, simulation-based competency evaluation, and fostering deep learning across academic and practice settings to improve healthcare and educational outcomes.
Samantha Smeltzer
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DNP, RN, CHSE
Dr. Samantha Smeltzer is a dynamic nurse educator and simulation leader with a decade of experience advancing healthcare education through innovative simulation practices. She currently serves as the Vice President of Simulation at Orbis Education, where she leads simulation program development, extended reality (XR) integration, and national faculty development initiatives aligned with the Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice®. She is a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) and holds a Simulation and Instructional Management Certificate from Robert Morris University. Her scholarship includes peer-reviewed publications on prebriefing, learner safety, and XR simulation, and she has presented nationally at conferences such as INACSL, IMSH, and AACN Transform, while also serving on the INACSL Prebriefing Subcommittee and contributing to simulation research initiatives across academia and industry partnerships.
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