Fostering Learning Through Interprofessional Virtual Reality Simulation Development

Abstract

&NA; This article presents a unique strategy for improving didactic learning and clinical skill while simultaneously fostering interprofessional collaboration and communication. Senior‐level nursing students collaborated with students enrolled in the Department of Interactive Media Studies to design a virtual reality simulation based upon disaster management and triage techniques. Collaborative creation of the simulation proved to be a strategy for enhancing students’ knowledge of and skill in disaster management and triage while impacting attitudes about interprofessional communication and teamwork.