A virtual reality eyes disease experience for undergraduate nursing students: A phenomenological study protocol.

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San Paolo bachelor school of Nursing, University of Milan, San Paolo teaching hospital, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, via Ovada, 26 - 20142 Milan, Italy.

Published: December 2023

Amongst those responsible for the prevention of ocular diseases, registered nurses certainly play an essential role; however, the literature reports that the awareness/consideration of this type of disease by nurses and nursing students can be improved. It is, therefore, appropriate to carry out educational interventions aimed at increasing consideration/awareness of eye diseases consequences through virtual simulation; moreover, the students' experience during this type of activity still needs to be investigated. Therefore, this study aims to explore the experience of glaucoma and cataract sight virtual simulation among Italian nursing students with a qualitative, multi-centric phenomenological research. Bachelor nursing students from different universities in Italy will explore what it means to live with eye diseases through a virtual reality APP. Colaizzi's approach will be used to assess student experiences, investigated through an interview, a pre-experience questionnaire and side notes on student behavior during the experience and the interviews.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10719567PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2023.102493DOI Listing

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