Augusta University’s College of Nursing realized it needed to better train students on how to support family members when patients are near the end of life after recent graduates told faculty how emotionally unprepared they were the first time they faced the situation.
In response, the Georgia university has built virtual reality simulations that enable nursing students to role-play various situations so they can learn empathy and provide the support their future patients and patients’ families will need, says Lynsey Steinberg, a board-certified medical illustrator with Augusta University’s…
