title: Immersive virtual reality simulations in nursing education.
abstract: This article explores immersive virtual reality as a potential educational strategy for nursing education and describes an immersive learning experience now being developed for nurses. This pioneering project is a virtual reality application targeting speed and accuracy of nurse response in emergency situations requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Other potential uses and implications for the development of virtual reality learning programs are discussed.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Texas at Tyler, USA. Carol_Kilmon@uttyler.edu
authors.forename: Carol A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Kilmon
authors.forename: Leonard
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Sumit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Artur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mikitiuk
mesh_terms: D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000193:education / Q000451:nursing; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003200:Computer User Training; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D004630:Emergencies / Q000451:nursing; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D009742:Nursing Theory; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D016730:Program Development; D014584:User-Computer Interface