An Interactive Virtual Reality Simulation Developed to Teach Oral Care Application Skills on Unconscious Patients: Effect on the Knowledge Level of Nursing Students

A quasi-experimental one-group pretest-posttest research design was used in this study. For the purpose of the research, a computer-based and interactive virtual reality simulation for applying oral care on an unconscious patient was developed to be integrated into the existing nursing curriculum. It was concluded that the computer-based, interactive virtual reality simulation design developed for teaching oral care application on an unconscious patient had a high impact on education and the sense of presence. It was further determined that the virtual reality simulation, developed herein, improved the students’ knowledge level on the subject ( P < .05). It was concluded that the computer-based, interactive virtual reality simulation prepared for applying oral care on an unconscious patient is an effective and usable method in nursing education.