Decontamination Training: With and Without Virtual Reality Simulation

Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 125-133

  Farra, Sharon Lee ^a   Smith, Sherrill ^a   Gillespie, Gordon Lee ^b   Nicely, Stephanie ^c   Ulrich, Deborah L ^a   Hodgson, Eric ^c   French, Deanne ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

disaster; emergency nurses; emergency preparedness; nursing education; virtual reality simulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRICULUM; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROCEDURES; TEACHING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; DECONTAMINATION; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84936761053     PISSN: 19314485     EISSN: 19314493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TME.0000000000000059     Document Type: Article

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