Virtual Reality-Based Integrative Simulation Nursing Home Visit (Virtual)

This study is designed to assess the effect of a virtual reality-based integrative simulation program on psychometric competence in interactive community nursing home visits among nursing students. Community-based nursing education requires students to develop adequate knowledge, psychomotor skills, communication abilities, and professional attitudes to safely and effectively provide care in home and community settings. Traditional training approaches may not fully prepare students for the complexity of real-life nursing home visits, particularly in situations that require interaction, decision-making, and psychomotor performance in a realistic but safe learning environment.

Virtual reality-based simulation has emerged as an innovative educational strategy that offers immersive, interactive, and standardized learning experiences. It allows learners to practice clinical and communication skills repeatedly in a controlled environment without risk to patients. Therefore, this study will investigate whether a virtual reality-based integrative simulation can improve nursing students' competence related to interactive community nursing home visits.

The study will use a pre-test/post-test design to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention. Participants will receive virtual reality-based training focused on community nursing home visit scenarios. Data will be collected before and after the intervention using structured assessment tools that measure knowledge, practical skills, attitudes, and psychomotor competence. Additional measures will include system usability and participant satisfaction with the training program.

The primary purpose of the study is to determine whether the virtual reality-based intervention improves psychometric competence in nursing home visit practice. The findings of this study may contribute to the development of innovative nursing education strategies and support the integration of virtual reality simulation into community health nursing training programs.