Comparison of a virtual reality simulator and simulated limbs for phlebotomy training

Journal of Infusion Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 214-224

  Scerbo, Mark W ^a   Schmidt, Elizabeth A ^a   Bliss, James P ^a,b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Old Dominion University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PHLEBOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRTUAL REALITY; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STANDARD; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MANIKINS; PHLEBOTOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING MATERIALS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIRGINIA;

EID: 33748877436     PISSN: 15331458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129804-200607000-00008     Document Type: Article

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