Abstract
The overall objective of this pilot study was to explore how anxiety affects students’ noticing of key information within a virtual reality nursing simulation. The aims of this study were to 1) distinguish simulation anxiety into facilitating and debilitating components by using the Alpert and Haber (1960) Achievement Anxiety Test (AAT) for novel use in VR simulation for undergraduate nursing students; 2) Describe the relationship between debilitating and facilitating anxiety and noticing in VR simulation; and 3) Describe the psychometric properties for the AAT when used to describe anxiety in nursing simulation.
Notes
Dr. Reed is a 2024 recipient of the co-sponsored Sigma/National League for Nursing Grant. This grant supports research that advances the science of nursing education and learning through the use of technology in dissemination of knowledge.
Sigma Membership
Non-member
Type
Report
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Descriptive/Correlational
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Simulation, Virtual Reality, Virtual Simulation, Nursing Education, Nursing Students, Anxiety, Stress and Coping, Perception, Art of Noticing
Recommended Citation
Reed, Janet, "Exploring Anxiety and Noticing within Virtual Reality Nursing Simulation" (2025). Sigma Foundation for Nursing Research Grant Reports. 197.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/grant_reports/197
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Review Type
None: Sigma Grant Recipient Report
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2025-12-17
Funder(s)
Sigma Foundation for Nursing, National League for Nursing
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
The ancillary file attached to this record is a poster presented at the National League for Nursing (NLN) Summit, Orlando, Florida, USA - held September 2025.