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VR simulations help nurses prepare for the emotional aspects of nursing | poll

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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UbiSim helps train nurses using virtual reality technology, and the company recently did a survey that shows how much its services are needed.

The survey of 800 mostly nurses or nursing students showed that 89% of those who had access to VR simulation training say it helped them better prepare for real-world scenarios in healthcare settings.

On top of that, 83% agree that VR simulations help them prepare for the emotional aspect of nursing.

The majority (87%) agreed that the nursing shortage would be solved if schools had better resources. And 85% of those who did not have access to VR simulation training say that they would have benefited significantly from this technology, and those who attended nursing school online were 18% more likely than average to say this.

Grim realities

Realities of nursing are tough. About 35% of nurses feel unprepared to handle end-of-life scenarios after graduating from nursing school. And baby boomers were 43% more likely than average to say this. About 35% felt unprepared to cope with high-stress environments.

And 38% felt unprepared to handle abusive patients and/or family members. Those who attended nursing school online were 47% more likely than average to say this.

But UbiSim’s research showed VR simulations can help nurses with training. About 92% of those who had access to simulation training say it was an integral part of their nursing curriculum. And UbiSim found that of those who had access to this training, 89% say it helped them better prepare for real-world scenarios in healthcare settings.
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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat at VentureBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.