Second Life simulation as a strategy to enhance decision‐making in diabetes care: a case study

Abstract

Finding a new platform to allow all nurses to practice difficult clinical decisions is key. A virtual immersive environment, like Second Life, can provide simulation for nurses to practice making such difficult decisions.

Use of Virtual Simulation to Impact Nursing Students’ Cognitive and Affective Knowledge of Evidence‐Based Practice

“…Virtual simulation has been suggested to be an effective pedagogy to teach select skills in nursing. Research has demonstrated that use of virtual simulation is effective in teaching communication, decision‐making, team work, leadership, disaster training, and the art of instruction (Caylor, Aebersold, Lapham, & Carlson, ; Farra, Miller, Timm, & Schafer, ; Foronda, Budhathoki, & Salani, ; Foronda, Gattamorta, Snowden, & Bauman, ; Foronda, Lippincott, & Gattamorta, ; Hudson, Taylor, Kozachik, Shaefer, & Wilson, ). Virtual simulation builds upon principles of experiential learning and adult learning (Knowles, Holton, & Swanson, ; Kolb, ).…”

Evaluating Situation Awareness: An Integrative Review

“…Cooper et al, 2011; S. Cooper, Porter, & Peach, 2013; Crozier et al, 2015; Hudson, Taylor, Kozachik, Shaefer, & Wilson, 2015; Koch et al, 2013; Lavoie, Cossette, & Pepin, 2016; P. J. Morgan, et al, 2015; O’Meara et al, 2015).…”

“…Cooper et al, 2011; O’Meara et al, 2015). In place of randomization, two studies utilized pause points at preestablished time intervals (Hudson et al, 2015; Lavoie et al, 2016).…”

Virtual clinical activities: Lessons learned with first semester nursing students

“…Some students identified that virtual clinical activities would be best served to be performed synchronously with a simulation facilitator. Offering virtual clinical activities via virtual immersive environments, like Second Life, or Oxford Medical Virtual Simulation, can provide a manner to evaluate decision making [21] or clinical judgement via instructor oversight and feedback in real time.…”