Developing and Exploring the Usability of an Immersive Virtual Reality Simulator on Medication Administration Safety

Background: Safe medication administration remains a crucial element of nursing practice. Immersive virtual reality simulation is one modality to train on safe medication behaviors. Methods: Three patient care scenarios focused on human and system factors contributing to mediation administration errors were developed for use in the immersive, virtual environment. Face and content validity was conducted to explore usability. Results: Registered nurses from academia and practice provided feedback on usability and in portraying core competencies of medication administration. Conclusions: Findings support the need to test this platform in diverse settings with novice and expert nurses.