Improved Training for Disasters Using 3-D Virtual Reality Simulation

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 655-671

  Farra, Sharon ^a   Miller, Elaine ^b   Timm, Nathan ^b   Schafer, John ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

disaster planning; education; mass casualty training; virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISASTER PLANNING; IN SERVICE TRAINING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

DISASTER PLANNING; INSERVICE TRAINING; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 84875670675     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945912471735     Document Type: Article

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