Blood Transfusion Complication
Conditions
Keywords
Blood transfusion, Nursing education, Nursing practice, Simulation, Virtual reality
Brief summary
Nurse-administered blood transfusion (BT) is a common form of medical treatment, but nursing students are often excluded from participating in and observing BTs during clinical placements. To address clinical placement limitations, nursing educators have increasingly adopted technology-guided simulation pedagogies, including virtual reality (VR) simulation, for nursing students' clinical skills education.
Interventions
DEVICEEvidence-based VR simulation
Evidence-based VR simulation videos on BTs for nursing students were developed, including 1) animated blood formation physiology and side effects of BT and 2) 360° BT nursing practice.
Sponsors
The University of Hong Kong
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* All undergraduate nursing students enrolled in the 'Nursing of Adults' course in a pre-licensure program at a Hong Kong university.
Exclusion criteria
* Students who had vision impairment to watch VR videos; * Students who had neck pain/ injury to move their head, or open wound to wear the VR headset; * Students who experienced nausea and dizziness when watching VR videos; * Students who had epileptic symptoms
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blood transfusion knowledge scale (optimised version of the routine blood transfusion knowledge questionnaire [RBTKQ-O]) | 12-week | A 34-item scale with score ranging from 0 to 34, higher scores indicate higher levels of blood transfusion knowledge. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Student satisfaction and self-confidence scale [SSSC] | 12-week | A 13-item scale with score ranging from 13 to 65, higher scores in both subscales refer to higher satisfaction levels with the intervention and self-confidence in conducting blood transfusion practice, respectively. |
| General self-efficacy scale [GSES] | 12-week | A 10-item scale with score ranging from 10 to 40, higher scores indicate higher levels of self-efficacy regarding blood transfusion practice. |
Countries
Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed