Surgical Hand Washing and Sterile Dressing Training With Virtual Reality Glasses

Osmaniye Korkut Ata University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Virtual Reality

Treatments: Other: training with video; Other: theoretical training; Other: VR

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06162364

OsmaniyeKAUU

Details and patient eligibility

About

ABSTRACT This study is a comparison of the impact of virtual reality on surgical handwashing and sterile dressing knowledge, skills, satisfaction, and confidence in nursing students enrolled in surgical nursing, as opposed to conventional teaching methods.

Keywords: Virtual reality, surgical nursing education, surgical handwashing and sterile dressing skills, scenario-based education, three-dimensional video education.

Full description

This research is a randomized controlled experimental study aiming to investigate the impact of scenario-based three-dimensional video education using virtual reality goggles on surgical handwashing and sterile dressing skills. Volunteer nursing students, forming the research sample, were divided into three groups using a simple random sampling method. The first group was provided with an 11-minute VR experience using virtual reality goggles, repeated three times. The second group received theoretical training methods, with a one-time 30-minute session and a demonstration, followed by free study time. The third group received training three times with an 11-minute video. Three weeks later, the students' skills were assessed using a validated skills assessment form. Their confidence and satisfaction levels were evaluated through a questionnaire.

Enrollment: 79 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

To be 18 years and older,

Being an active student of the Nursing Department,

Being enrolled in the Surgical Nursing Diseases Course for the first time,

Not having claustrophobia,

Not having head or neck disorders that would prevent wearing virtual reality goggles.

Exclusion criteria

Being a graduate of a Health Vocational High School,

Being a graduate of a pre-license health services vocational college,

Having attended any webinar, congress, or meeting related to surgical hand washing and sterile dressing,

Having professional working experience in the nursing/healthcare field.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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79 participants in 3 patient groups

VR group

Experimental group

Description:

In this group, students were taught surgical hand washing and sterile dressing skills through theoretical training, demonstration, and VR glasses. Later, a theoretical knowledge assessment test was administered, and they were subjected to a skill evaluation exam in the laboratory.

Treatment:

Other: theoretical training

Other: VR

theoretical training group

No Intervention group

Description:

In this group, students were taught surgical hand washing and sterile dressing skills through theoretical training and demonstration. Later, a theoretical knowledge assessment test was administered, and they were subjected to a skill evaluation exam in the laboratory.

video training group

Experimental group

Description:

In this group, students were taught surgical hand washing and sterile dressing skills through theoretical training, demonstration, and two-dimensional video. Later, a theoretical knowledge assessment test was administered, and they were subjected to a skill evaluation exam in the laboratory.

Treatment:

Other: training with video

Other: VR