Yurkiv et al. · 2024 · n=30 nursing students
High perceived learning and confidence after one 50-min VR session
Respiratory distress management · Toronto Metropolitan University
10.6
out of 12
Mean score
Participants rated their learning of respiratory distress management very high.
9.93
out of 12
Mean score
Participants reported a high level of confidence in managing respiratory distress.
CHEST / Lumeto pilot · IRB approved · n=39
Increase in Difficult Airway Management know-how across various learner types
Knowledge gain after a single session of average 25 mins
|
Relative knowledge gain |
Gain |
Harder et al. · 2025 · n=240 nursing students
Same scenario. Very different levels of safety.
Students described how safe they felt to make mistakes, ask difficult questions, and try again across both modalities.
SP SimulationStandardized patient
AI-VRVirtual reality
Judgment-free environment
Limited
Strong
SP: LimitedVR: Strong
Freedom to make mistakes
Peer pressure
Safe to fail
SP: Peer pressureVR: Safe to fail
Willingness to ask difficult questions
Hesitant
Encouraged
SP: HesitantVR: Encouraged
Performance anxiety
Higher
Lower
SP: HigherVR: Lower
Emotional realism
Strong
Developing
SP: StrongVR: Developing
Yurkiv, Catallo, Sidani, Newman · Toronto Metropolitan University ·
CHEST / Lumeto Pilot · IRB approved · n=39 ·
Harder, Ali, Turner, Workum, Gillman · University of Manitoba · Clinical Simulation in Nursing · 2025