Practical Training Experiences of HMD-based VR Foley Catheterization Education Content in Nursing Students

Abstract

Objectives This study aims to figure out the meaning of the practical training experiences of HMD-based VR foley catheterization education content for university nursing students, and look for effective training strategies that utilize VR. Methods The study method involves a focus group interview of 12 university nursing students who have practiced VR foley catheterization education content. Data collection is done from 2023 May to June by three divided groups and the practical training of VR foley catheterization education content is carried out two times per week, a total of 6 times for three weeks, and interviews are conducted after the training. To organize the collected data, the sec-ond interview is conducted after a month. The major question was “what’s the upsides and downsides of the practical training of HMD-based VR foley catheterization education content?” and the average interview time was 50 minutes. The results are derived from the collected data by using content analysis methods. Results The research outcome shows that the collected three topics derived from eight topics are stated as ‘the positive experiences of HMD-based VR foley catheterization education content practical training’, ‘the negative experiences of HMD-based VR foley catheterization education content practical training’, and ‘the double-sided-ness of HMD-based VR foley catheterization education content practical training’. During the practical training of VR foley catheterization education content, participants feel heightened immersion and strengthened core skill capacities of foley catheterization and increased confidence, but their experiences left room for improvement due to physical side-effects such as headache and dizziness, and lack of sense of reality, and participants are also aware of the double-sidedness of it as they feel pride for VR core skill training which is not actively used yet, but also they feel it is hard to be used for providing comprehensive care through interactions. Conclusions In conclusion, as the practical training of HMD-based VR foley catheterization content has both up-sides and downsides, its upsides need strengthening and its downsides need improving. Also, further continuous research is needed to diversely develop HMD-based VR core skill education content and to find effective practical training methods by expanding and applying it in each category.