Abstract
Background: At a time when major disasters are occurring with increasing frequency, nurses must understand principles of disaster triage. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of a virtual simulation to teach nursing students concepts of triage using the Sort, Assess, Lifesaving Interventions, and Treatment/Transport model. Method: Using a mixed methods approach, six Bachelor of Science in Nursing students participated in a Web-based, virtual simulation of an earthquake. Students took a 20-item, multiple-choice test before and after the simulation and participated in a debriefing session. Results: A Wilcoxon signed rank test suggested no statistically significant improvement on the post-test (p = .168). Qualitative data revealed the following themes: (a) Fun, (b) Appreciation for Immediate Feedback, (c) Better than Reading, and (d) Technical Issues. Conclusions: With the improvement in technology and further educational research efforts, use of virtual simulation may be a teaching solution.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 137-144 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Clinical Simulation in Nursing |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 1 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Disaster
- Gaming
- Nursing
- Triage
- Virtual reality
- Virtual simulation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- Modeling and Simulation
- Nursing (miscellaneous)