Evaluating the effectiveness of virtual reality simulation training in intravenous cannulation

Simulation in Healthcare

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 213-217

  Loukas, Constantinos ^a   Nikiteas, Nikolaos ^a   Kanakis, Meletios ^a   Georgiou, Evangelos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Intravenous cannulation; Learning curve; Training; Virtual reality simulator

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRICULUM; EVALUATION; HUMAN; LEARNING CURVE; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; CATHETERIZATION; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; LEARNING CURVE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80955180604     PISSN: 15592332     EISSN: 1559713X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0b013e31821d08a9     Document Type: Article

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