Virtual Reality in Clinical Practice and Research: Viewpoint on Novel Applications for Nursing
Virtual reality is a novel technology that provides users with an immersive experience in 3D virtual environments. The use of virtual reality is expanding in the medical and nursing settings to support treatment and promote wellness. Nursing has primarily used virtual reality for nursing...
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| author | Hyojin Son Alyson Ross Elizabeth Mendoza-Tirado Lena Jumin Lee |
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Virtual reality is a novel technology that provides users with an immersive experience in 3D virtual environments. The use of virtual reality is expanding in the medical and nursing settings to support treatment and promote wellness. Nursing has primarily used virtual reality for nursing education, but nurses might incorporate this technology into clinical practice to enhance treatment experience of patients and caregivers. Thus, it is important for nurses to understand what virtual reality and its features are, how this technology has been used in the health care field, and what future efforts are needed in practice and research for this technology to benefit nursing. In this article, we provide a brief orientation to virtual reality, describe the current application of this technology in multiple clinical scenarios, and present implications for future clinical practice and research in nursing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-440d535db81d4d6dbe3c1bbd2dcbd78f2023-08-28T21:05:32ZengJMIR PublicationsJMIR Nursing2562-76002022-03-0151e3403610.2196/34036Virtual Reality in Clinical Practice and Research: Viewpoint on Novel Applications for NursingHyojin Sonhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3988-7492Alyson Rosshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1600-6645Elizabeth Mendoza-Tiradohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9486-8411Lena Jumin Leehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2086-993X Virtual reality is a novel technology that provides users with an immersive experience in 3D virtual environments. The use of virtual reality is expanding in the medical and nursing settings to support treatment and promote wellness. Nursing has primarily used virtual reality for nursing education, but nurses might incorporate this technology into clinical practice to enhance treatment experience of patients and caregivers. Thus, it is important for nurses to understand what virtual reality and its features are, how this technology has been used in the health care field, and what future efforts are needed in practice and research for this technology to benefit nursing. In this article, we provide a brief orientation to virtual reality, describe the current application of this technology in multiple clinical scenarios, and present implications for future clinical practice and research in nursing.https://nursing.jmir.org/2022/1/e34036 |
| spellingShingle | Hyojin Son Alyson Ross Elizabeth Mendoza-Tirado Lena Jumin Lee Virtual Reality in Clinical Practice and Research: Viewpoint on Novel Applications for Nursing JMIR Nursing |
| title | Virtual Reality in Clinical Practice and Research: Viewpoint on Novel Applications for Nursing |
| title_full | Virtual Reality in Clinical Practice and Research: Viewpoint on Novel Applications for Nursing |
| title_fullStr | Virtual Reality in Clinical Practice and Research: Viewpoint on Novel Applications for Nursing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Virtual Reality in Clinical Practice and Research: Viewpoint on Novel Applications for Nursing |
| title_short | Virtual Reality in Clinical Practice and Research: Viewpoint on Novel Applications for Nursing |
| title_sort | virtual reality in clinical practice and research viewpoint on novel applications for nursing |
| url | https://nursing.jmir.org/2022/1/e34036 |
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