Virtual worlds: A new frontier for nurse education?

Author(s)
Green, Janet
Wyllie, Aileen
Jackson, Debra
Publication Date
2014
Abstract
Virtual worlds have the potential to offer nursing students social networking and, learning, opportunities through the use of collaborative and immersive learning. If nursing educators, are to stay, abreast of contemporary learning opportunities an exploration of the potential benefits of, virtual, worlds and their possibilities is needed. Literature was sourced that explored virtual worlds, and their, use in education, but nursing education specifically. It is clear that immersive learning has, positive, benefits for nursing, however the best way to approach virtual reality in nursing education, has yet to, be ascertained.
Citation
Collegian, 21(2), p. 135-141
ISSN
1876-7575
1322-7696
Link
Language
en
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Title
Virtual worlds: A new frontier for nurse education?
Type of document
Journal Article
Entity Type
Publication

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