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Virtual health education: Scaling practice to transform student learning: Using virtual reality learning environments in healthcare education to bridge the theory/practice gap and improve patient safety

King, Denyse; Tee, Stephen; Falconer, Liz; Angell, Catherine; Holley, Debbie; Mills, Anne

Authors

Denyse King

Stephen Tee

Catherine Angell

Debbie Holley

Anne Mills



Abstract

© 2018 The advancements in and affordability of technologies offer increasing opportunities to modernise healthcare education into packages developed to meet the expectations and requirements of the digital generation. Purposefully designed and tested Virtual Reality Learning Environments (VRLE) can offer healthcare students the means to access and revisit learning materials in ways that enhance education and meet a range of needs; including those with specific learning differences and those who have traditionally been disenfranchised. Furthermore, this will make healthcare education much more readily available to those who have been previously marginalised by distance. This paper argues that Virtual Reality (VR) has the unique potential to transform healthcare education and suggests that more providers should consider collaborating with developers and investing in the technology.

Citation

King, D., Tee, S., Falconer, L., Angell, C., Holley, D., & Mills, A. (2018). Virtual health education: Scaling practice to transform student learning: Using virtual reality learning environments in healthcare education to bridge the theory/practice gap and improve patient safety. Nurse Education Today, 71, 7-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2018.08.002

Journal Article Type Editorial
Acceptance Date Sep 8, 2018
Publication Date Dec 1, 2018
Journal Nurse Education Today
Print ISSN 0260-6917
Electronic ISSN 1532-2793
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 71
Pages 7-9
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2018.08.002
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/855283
Publisher URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2018.08.002
Related Public URLs https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/nurse-education-today/vol/71/suppl/C