Stamford Health’s newest nurse coaching floor: The Metaverse

Stamford (Conn.) Well being launched a program by means of which nurses can practice with digital actuality sufferers within the Metaverse, the Stamford Advocate reported Feb. 22. 

The system launched the brand new program Jan. 25 with Oxford Medical Simulation. It permits nurses to hone their abilities by practising on sufferers within the Metaverse with simulated medical situations. The software program tracks nurses’ scientific abilities to create personalized coaching plans and guarantee every individual can develop in areas the place they could be missing. 

“If a patient were to come into the Metaverse hospital and the scenario is related to a patient experiencing chest pains, the software will actually track the nurses’ clinical skills in terms of putting the patient on a cardiac monitor and speaking to the doctor about the chest pains and possibly requesting an electrocardiogram,” Michelle Saglimbene, DNP, RN, simulation and studying supervisor at Stamford Well being Heart, advised the information outlet. 

The VR program launched with 11 nurses and about 90 medical residents; it is going to even be accessible to these in Stamford’s 12-month program targeted on transitioning graduating nurses into scientific nursing. Leaders at Stamford additionally mentioned they hope this system will assist bridge the hole for nurses who entered the workforce throughout the pandemic and missed out on bedside coaching. 

Stamford Well being and Oxford Medical Simulation are collaborating so as to add extra options to this system, equivalent to constructing customized eventualities, making the VR rooms mirror Stamford Hospital and including choices for a number of members.