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- 193 students have completed the pre-test so far (Adult and mental health nursing students at BU and Yeovil)<\/li>\n
- 150 students have completed the post-test so far<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
This blog post reports a summary of findings from the focus group interviews of mental health nursing students<\/p>\n
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- Six 2nd<\/sup> year mental health nursing students at BU<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Intervention:<\/u><\/h2>\n
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- RCT comparing a VR computer simulation of a deteriorating patient case study compared to the control (a paper version of the same case study)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Tool<\/u>:<\/h2>\n
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- Semi structured focus group<\/li>\n
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Key findings:<\/h2>\n
Students reported that the VR computer simulation:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- was more interesting than using a case study written on paper<\/strong><\/li>\n
- was less \u201cpressure\u201d than learning a case study live on a ward:<\/strong><\/li>\n
- helped visual learners:<\/strong><\/li>\n
- helped those who do not think they are good at science:<\/strong><\/li>\n
- and helped those who have a Specific Learning Difficulty such as dyslexia<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Once again there was a call for more scenarios!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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A minor technology glitch was reported, that was overcome by restarting the exercise.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>\nQuotes from student:<\/h1>\n
They found it was more interesting than using a case study written on paper:<\/h2>\n
\u201cI found that because it was on the computer, I didn\u2019t lose interest.\u00a0 I feel like sometimes in a lecture, when it is a long lecture, if we had breaks to do something like that (VR simulation), like every couple of hours, people would be more interested and we would learn better.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cI found it really good because it was sort of like a game, so it was really fun to actually sit there and complete it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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And less \u201cpressure\u201d than learning a case study live on a ward:<\/h2>\n
\u201cI think it is quite helpful having the simulation for it.\u00a0 Because if you are learning it as a student on placement you have a lot more pressure.\u00a0 It is someone\u2019s actual life you are going to mess up if you get it wrong\u2026 So it is really good to have it on a (virtual) ward setting, but where you are not going to get in real trouble if you get something wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n
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It helped visual learners:<\/h2>\n
\u201cBecause it is one thing saying this is a list of instructions, but I mean I have never even seen a hypobox before, that you would use to treat diabetes.\u00a0 So it is all, this is what you would do, but if you do not know what things look like, then it is a lot harder.\u00a0 I am quite a visual learner anyway so I found it really helpful.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cAnd some of the terms and the things you encountered, were really helpful, because you may not have encountered that yet, being on a placement on a physical ward.\u00a0 So it has given you a pre-idea of what can happen and what are the ways to treat it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Those who do not think they are good at science:<\/h2>\n
\u201cBeing a mental health nurse, and I don\u2019t really have a science background, I find the A&P and physical side of things a lot more difficult than anything else.\u00a0 So diabetes if tough for me to understand.\u00a0 I have worked with patients that have diabetes and have noticed that nurses unless they are specialists and have found that they struggle with that. \u201c<\/p>\n
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And those who have a Specific Learning Difficulty such as dyslexia, found the text box format helpful and would recommend a combination of text box and chatbox:<\/h2>\n
\u201cI found having the text box there means you can read it more than once, so you do not have to recall what it said. You could have the choice between words or voice chat or both?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI am dyslexic so I process things really slowly, so by having a text box, I can take my time.\u00a0 If the talking was quickly, I probably wouldn\u2019t pick up on it well.\u00a0 If it was something we were doing in a lecture and everyone else was getting it, I would then feel bad if I wasn\u2019t understanding it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes some of the words, the medication words are quite long and you pronounce them differently. So text boxes are better for complex drug names etc.\u00a0 If you see the spelling written that can help as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
And once again there was a call for more scenarios:<\/h2>\n
\u201cFor mental health nursing, things a quite unpredictable, so I think to have variety of VR scenarios like that for mental health nursing, even simple things like how to give a depo injection on a patient would be really helpful.\u00a0\u00a0 Maybe in a situation where a patient is becoming increasingly violent or aggressive would be really helpful.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt would be really useful to have a simulation for an older dementia patient.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cDefinitely a community setting would be great.\u00a0 A clinic room, the signs, different disposable bins, sharps boxes etc.\u00a0 So you can visually see it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Heidi Singleton (PhD student- CEL).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- was less \u201cpressure\u201d than learning a case study live on a ward:<\/strong><\/li>\n
- was more interesting than using a case study written on paper<\/strong><\/li>\n
- RCT comparing a VR computer simulation of a deteriorating patient case study compared to the control (a paper version of the same case study)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Six 2nd<\/sup> year mental health nursing students at BU<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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