Immersive Technologies and Disaster Nursing Education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21455615 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Catherine Fant (0000-0002-6519-1413, Walden University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 269-272 |
| Publication date | 2025-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Nursing Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0148-4834 • E-ISSN: 1938-2421 |
| Publisher | SLACK, Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3928/01484834-20241122-01 |
| PMID | 40193154 |
| OpenAlex | W4409232936 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 22 |
Background Immersive technologies, augmented and virtual reality, can be key to nursing students learning emergency response skills necessary in a disaster. Both augmented and virtual reality provide a sense of realism critical to learning that is not possible from practice drill skills. Emergency response agencies have used these technologies with positive results. Method Evidenced-based research was reviewed to elicit disaster preparedness, technical aspects of these technologies, and how they have been used in nursing education and emergency response agencies. Results Immersive technologies are viable choices for educating nursing student emergency response skills. Conclusion Students were positive about using these technologies, which can improve knowledge and student engagement, increase levels of self-efficacy, and promote creativity and problem solving. Students can practice any time as instructors are not required in the safe, controlled learning environment, which builds on tech-savvy students' skills. Physiological and psychological changes that may occur with virtual technology require investigation and follow-up. [ J Nurs Educ . 2025;64(4):269-272.]
Augmented reality · Creativity · Emergency department · Emergency response · Human–computer interaction · Medical education · Medical emergency · Nurse education · Preparedness · Virtual reality · Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation · Computer Science · Disaster Response and Management · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare · Emergency Nursing
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |