Participating experience of virtual reality teaching among nursing students: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies

Abstract Objective To systematically evaluate research on nursing students’ experience of participating in teaching virtual reality technology. Methods A computerized search of PubMed, Web of Science, Wiley Online Library, China Knowledge Network, Wanfang Database, CINAHL(Cumulative Index to Nursing...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kai Liu, Fang Han, XiaoQin Li, WenFeng Fu, Yanxue Zheng, Xing Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-03-01
Series:BMC Nursing
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-025-02941-0
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849392475992489984
author Kai Liu
Fang Han
XiaoQin Li
WenFeng Fu
Yanxue Zheng
Xing Gao
author_facet Kai Liu
Fang Han
XiaoQin Li
WenFeng Fu
Yanxue Zheng
Xing Gao
author_sort Kai Liu
collection DOAJ
description Abstract Objective To systematically evaluate research on nursing students’ experience of participating in teaching virtual reality technology. Methods A computerized search of PubMed, Web of Science, Wiley Online Library, China Knowledge Network, Wanfang Database, CINAHL(Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature), and China Biomedical Literature Service System was conducted to search for qualitative studies on nursing students’ experiences of participating in teaching with virtual reality technology, with a time frame from 2013 to 2023. The quality of the Literature was evaluated using the quality evaluation criteria of Australian JBI evidence-based healthcare centers, and the results were summarized and integrated using the aggregative integration method. Results A total of 9 studies were included, ultimately distilling 37 findings from the original studies, which were outlined to form 7 new categories, yielding three integrated findings: strengths and needs of virtual reality teaching and learning experiences; weaknesses and challenges of virtual reality teaching and learning experiences; and future applications and possibilities of virtual reality teaching and learning. Conclusion By combining the advantages of virtual reality technology with the occurrence of nursing teaching, nursing students can experience immersive experiential learning at any time and any place without time and space constraints, and the overall cognitive pleasure of nursing students to this virtual teaching system is good. However, it is necessary to enrich further the details of teaching content design and optimize virtual reality’s technical experience.
format Article
id doaj-art-8ab20063bfbd486ba675467e892ac27f
institution Kabale University
issn 1472-6955
language English
publishDate 2025-03-01
publisher BMC
record_format Article
series BMC Nursing
spelling doaj-art-8ab20063bfbd486ba675467e892ac27f2025-08-20T03:40:46ZengBMCBMC Nursing1472-69552025-03-0124111010.1186/s12912-025-02941-0Participating experience of virtual reality teaching among nursing students: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studiesKai Liu0Fang Han1XiaoQin Li2WenFeng Fu3Yanxue Zheng4Xing Gao5Nursing Department of Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical UniversityGynecology Comprehensive Ward of Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical UniversityGynecology Comprehensive Ward of Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical UniversityGynecology Comprehensive Ward of Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical UniversityGynecology Comprehensive Ward of Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical UniversityGynecology Comprehensive Ward of Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical UniversityAbstract Objective To systematically evaluate research on nursing students’ experience of participating in teaching virtual reality technology. Methods A computerized search of PubMed, Web of Science, Wiley Online Library, China Knowledge Network, Wanfang Database, CINAHL(Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature), and China Biomedical Literature Service System was conducted to search for qualitative studies on nursing students’ experiences of participating in teaching with virtual reality technology, with a time frame from 2013 to 2023. The quality of the Literature was evaluated using the quality evaluation criteria of Australian JBI evidence-based healthcare centers, and the results were summarized and integrated using the aggregative integration method. Results A total of 9 studies were included, ultimately distilling 37 findings from the original studies, which were outlined to form 7 new categories, yielding three integrated findings: strengths and needs of virtual reality teaching and learning experiences; weaknesses and challenges of virtual reality teaching and learning experiences; and future applications and possibilities of virtual reality teaching and learning. Conclusion By combining the advantages of virtual reality technology with the occurrence of nursing teaching, nursing students can experience immersive experiential learning at any time and any place without time and space constraints, and the overall cognitive pleasure of nursing students to this virtual teaching system is good. However, it is necessary to enrich further the details of teaching content design and optimize virtual reality’s technical experience.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-025-02941-0Nursing educationNursing studentsVirtual realityExperienceMeta-integration
spellingShingle Kai Liu
Fang Han
XiaoQin Li
WenFeng Fu
Yanxue Zheng
Xing Gao
Participating experience of virtual reality teaching among nursing students: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies
BMC Nursing
Nursing education
Nursing students
Virtual reality
Experience
Meta-integration
title Participating experience of virtual reality teaching among nursing students: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies
title_full Participating experience of virtual reality teaching among nursing students: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies
title_fullStr Participating experience of virtual reality teaching among nursing students: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies
title_full_unstemmed Participating experience of virtual reality teaching among nursing students: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies
title_short Participating experience of virtual reality teaching among nursing students: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies
title_sort participating experience of virtual reality teaching among nursing students a meta synthesis of qualitative studies
topic Nursing education
Nursing students
Virtual reality
Experience
Meta-integration
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-025-02941-0
work_keys_str_mv AT kailiu participatingexperienceofvirtualrealityteachingamongnursingstudentsametasynthesisofqualitativestudies
AT fanghan participatingexperienceofvirtualrealityteachingamongnursingstudentsametasynthesisofqualitativestudies
AT xiaoqinli participatingexperienceofvirtualrealityteachingamongnursingstudentsametasynthesisofqualitativestudies
AT wenfengfu participatingexperienceofvirtualrealityteachingamongnursingstudentsametasynthesisofqualitativestudies
AT yanxuezheng participatingexperienceofvirtualrealityteachingamongnursingstudentsametasynthesisofqualitativestudies
AT xinggao participatingexperienceofvirtualrealityteachingamongnursingstudentsametasynthesisofqualitativestudies