Virtual Reality–Enabled Patient Encounter Practice for Nursing Students: A Self-Efficacy Study (Poster 27)

• In Event: AERA Poster Session Sixteen
  In Poster Session: Instructional Technology SIG Posters

Abstract

This study presents a desktop virtual reality experience (dVRE) for nursing students to practice patient-encounter. To measure the significance of the dVRE, 42 students were recruited in the experiment group, and 16 students were in the control group. A paired sample t-test and a two-sample t-test were used to measure the significant differences of self-efficacy before dVRE and after dVRE, as well as the two study groups. Results indicated students’ self-efficacy after dVRE is significantly higher than their self-efficacy before dVRE, t (41) = -4.96, p <.001. Additionally, the self-efficacy for the experiment group is significantly higher than the control group, t (20.96) = 2.97, p <.05. This indicates the dVRE provides a promising outcome in improving nursing students’ self-efficacy.

Authors

• Shangman Li, University of Missouri
  Presenting Author

• Xinhao Xu, University of Missouri
  Presenting Author

• Jason Snyder
  Presenting Author

• Hao He, Emporia State University
  Presenting Author

• ChenYu Hung, University of Missouri
  Presenting Author

• Yuanyuan Gu, University of Missouri
  Presenting Author

• Jhon Bueno Vesga, University of Missouri - Columbia
  Presenting Author