The Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Nursing Care Education Provided With Immersive Virtual Reality

October 8, 2024 updated by: Elif Akyüz, Kırıkkale University

The Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Colorectal Surgery Nursing Care Education Given to Nursing Students Via an Immersive Virtual Reality Environment

Nursing education is composed of both theoretical and practical training that complement each other. The clinical practice environment for students is quite complex and practical applications are highly variable. Practical application areas do not offer effective and equal opportunities to meet the learning and application goals. There are also problems in theoretical education, and current teaching techniques cannot adequately support students' learning. In nursing education, it is recommended to use different teaching methods that strengthen students' skills. One of these methods is virtual reality simulation, which simulates real-life procedures.

The investigators's aim in this project is to reveal the effect of the use of immersive virtual reality on the effectiveness of education in surgical nursing education through nursing care offered for a specific surgical procedure. With the laboratory setup, software tool(s), and the self-sufficient employees being able to use the software, via the capabilities gained through this project, it will be possible to carry out various types of virtual reality training activities by different departments of investigator's university without the need for out-sourcing. The investigators's advanced goal in this project is to transfer the nursing care specific to frequently applied surgical interventions to the immersive virtual reality environment.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This study uses the randomized controlled experiment method with pretest-posttest. The population of the study is the students taking surgical disease care courses (100-110 students per year). The required sample size was calculated by reviewing similar studies in the literature and using the G * Power 3.1 program. It was decided that the sample would consist of 35 experimental and 35 control groups. The data collection forms (knowledge level, observed skills, and self-evaluation of clinical skill competence) were developed by the researchers based on the literature.

In this study, there are 2 groups, experimental and control groups, and at the end of the study, investigators will observe all group members individually.

At the beginning of the study, data collection forms will be completed in all groups. All participants will be asked to perform ostomy care on standardized patients. During this time, students' nursing skills will be observed individually.

Colorectal surgery nursing care will be performed in an immersive virtual reality environment in the experimental group and on a practice manikin in the nursing skills laboratory in the control group. Participants in both the control and the virtual reality groups will be included in the debriefing. After the implementation participants will complete the data collection forms again. All participants will be asked to perform ostomy care on standardized patients. During this time, students' nursing skills will be observed individually.

The quantitative data to be obtained will be analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS).

The simulation scenario, which will be transferred to an immersive virtual environment, includes early and late postoperative care of a patient who underwent colorectal surgery.

The research will begin in the second semester of the 2023-2024 academic year in the surgical nursing course after the completion of the data collection tools and will be completed in one academic year.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

62

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey
      • Kirikkale, Turkey
        • Kirikkale University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • to be a second-grade student
  • to be taking the Surgical Diseases Nursing course,

Exclusion Criteria:

  • to have taken the course before
  • to repeat the course
  • enter the semester through vertical or horizontal transfer programs
  • graduate of a vocational high school

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental group
Participants will be educated with immersive virtual reality simulation for postoperative nursing care of a patient who underwent colorectal surgery
Other: immersive virtual reality
Participants will be educated with immersive virtual simulation f for postoperative nursing care of a patient who underwent colorectal surgery
Other: observation
All participants who participate in simulation or immersive virtual arms will be observed to assess postoperative nursing care skills
Other: Control group
Participants will be educated with simulation manikin for postoperative nursing care of a patient who underwent colorectal surgery
Other: observation
All participants who participate in simulation or immersive virtual arms will be observed to assess postoperative nursing care skills
Other: simulation group
Participants will be educated with simulation manikin for postoperative nursing care of a patient who underwent colorectal surgery

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Colorectal Surgery Nursing Care Knowledge Assessment Form
Time Frame: one day
Investigators will use a form to measure participants' knowledge level related to colorectal surgery care. The form includes 20 questions and will be used it several times (before the implementation, two times after the implementation). Evaluation will be made out of 100 points. Higher scores will mean a better outcome.
one day
Ostomy Care Skills Observation Form
Time Frame: one day
Investigators will use a checklist to determine the participants's nursing care skills. Investigators will observe all participants during nursing care with standardized patient. The checklist includes 20 nursing care skills related to ostomy care and will be used before and after the implementation. Evaluation will be made out of 100 points. Higher scores will mean a better outcome.
one day
Participant's Clinical Skill Competence Self Evaluation Form
Time Frame: one day
This form will be used for participants's self-evaluation of skill competence. This form consists of 20 nursing care skills related to postoperative colorectal surgery patient care. It will be used before and after the implementation. Evaluation will be made out of 100 points. Higher scores will mean a better outcome.
one day

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Participants' experiences of immersive virtual reality
Time Frame: one day
This form will be used for getting participants' virtual reality experiences and opinions.
one day

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Kırıkkale University

Collaborators

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 6, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 5, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 28, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 28, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

November 2, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

October 9, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 8, 2024

Last Verified

October 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • EAkyuz

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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