Extended Reality in Health Care Simulation: Current State, Challenges, and Future Directions.

IF 3 3区医学 Q1 NURSING

Nurse Educator Pub Date : 2025-10-15 DOI:10.1097/NNE.0000000000001996

Bethany Cieslowski, Mindi Anderson, Kristen M Brown, Frank Guido-Sanz, Beth Fentress Hallmark, Elizabeth Wells-Beede, Jason Konzelmann, William B Belk, Samantha Smeltzer, Sindhu Mallala, Mary Lee Carter, Zaleha Abdullah Mahdy, Janine Doran, Deb Derner, Jennifer Polson, Kim Burtch, Tracy Chesney, Corbin Rickerby, Andrea M Landis, Amar P Patel

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Abstract

Background: Extended reality (XR) technologies are increasingly integrated into health care simulations. XR enables immersive, interactive, and multisensory learning experiences that enhance skill acquisition, knowledge retention, and interprofessional collaboration.

Problem: Despite growing interest, educators should address challenges, such as cognitive load management, inconsistent standards, accessibility barriers, and cost-effectiveness, to optimize the potential of XR.

Approach: The authors in this Technology Overview synthesize evidence and provide expert discussion to explore the current state, challenges, and future directions of XR.

Outcomes: The resulting recommendations highlight best practices in XR integration, including guidance on modality selection, curricular alignment, strategies to minimize cognitive overload, and future trends.

Conclusions: XR has the potential to enhance nursing and health care education by supporting immersive, scalable, and learner-centered experiences. The future of XR depends on strategic efforts to enhance realism, usability, and integration. Priorities include intuitive design, adaptive artificial intelligence, advanced haptics, cost-effectiveness, and improved accessibility to support learning.

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医疗保健模拟中的扩展现实：现状、挑战和未来方向。

背景：扩展现实（XR）技术越来越多地集成到医疗保健模拟中。XR支持沉浸式、交互式和多感官学习体验，增强技能获取、知识保留和跨专业协作。问题：尽管人们对XR越来越感兴趣，但教育工作者应该应对挑战，如认知负荷管理、不一致的标准、可访问性障碍和成本效益，以优化XR的潜力。方法：本技术概述的作者综合证据并提供专家讨论，以探讨XR的现状，挑战和未来方向。结果：得出的建议强调了XR整合的最佳实践，包括模式选择指导、课程调整、最小化认知超载的策略和未来趋势。结论：通过支持沉浸式、可扩展和以学习者为中心的体验，XR具有增强护理和卫生保健教育的潜力。XR的未来取决于增强现实性、可用性和集成的战略努力。优先事项包括直观的设计、自适应人工智能、先进的触觉、成本效益和改进的可访问性来支持学习。

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Nurse Educator 医学-护理

CiteScore

2.60

自引率

7.70%

发文量

300

审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Nurse Educator, a scholarly, peer reviewed journal for faculty and administrators in schools of nursing and nurse educators in other settings, provides practical information and research related to nursing education. Topics include program, curriculum, course, and faculty development; teaching and learning in nursing; technology in nursing education; simulation; clinical teaching and evaluation; testing and measurement; trends and issues; and research in nursing education.