To this end, the VReduMED team from OTH Regensburg visited the Caritas St. Josef Hospital in Regensburg to introduce the project to three experienced central practice instructors of the hospital. All three are certified nurses with additional qualifications in practice instruction and are actively involved in the clinical training of nursing students.
After a brief introduction to the VReduMED project, the focus shifted to hands-on experience. The practice instructors had the opportunity to try out the VR applications themselves, received technical guidance, and exchanged ideas with the project team about possible didactic uses of VR in daily ward-based instruction.
“It is important that we support practice instructors in trying out VR independently in their institutions. We accompany the facilities over several weeks and conduct an expert interview with them afterwards,” emphasizes Anselm Stadler from the VReduMED team.
In the coming weeks, the VR headsets will be specifically integrated into clinical teaching, e.g., in one-on-one sessions with trainees directly on the ward. The focus lies particularly on bridging theory and practice and enabling learners to experience complex nursing situations in a safe and controlled environment.
Sophia Lanzl, Gran Alexander, and Maria Anna Cramer-Knaub are all certified nurses and practice instructors at Caritas St. Josef Hospital Regensburg.
Anselm Stadler, a research associate at the VR Lab of OTH Regensburg (head of laboratory Prof. Dr. Christa Mohr), visited the hospital to present the VR headsets on site.