SBIR Phase I: A 3D Interactive Virtual Patient Platform for Nursing Education

这个小企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目结合了网络交付、3d计算机图形和游戏技术，为护理教育提供了一个非线性、沉浸式的学习环境。该项目的成果是一个工具包，该工具包将以自动化虚拟患者为中心，能够提供基于病例的非线性临床培训场景，包括全方位的护理技能。所提出的环境将虚拟患者与生理上准确的可视化和自动反馈模块相结合，以提供全面的学习环境。现代计算机模拟呈现出一种独特的能力，以易于理解的方式呈现医学/科学信息。计算机图形学的技术进步为以互动方式呈现更高质量的视觉模型提供了机会，这种方式可以传达科学过程，使学生的学习变得有趣和有趣，同时抓住他们对护理的热情。该项目将通过增加学生在该领域的学习机会来影响护理教育。这项技术可以通过提供高质量的虚拟护理教育经验，在不增加护士教育者数量的情况下，在缓解有充分记录的未来护理短缺方面发挥关键作用。

This Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase I Project combines web-deliverable, 3-D computer graphics and gaming technology to provide a non-linear, immersive learning environment for nursing education. The outcome of the project is a toolkit which will center on an automated virtual patient capable of providing case-based, non-linear, clinical training scenarios that incorporate the full range of nursing skills. The proposed environment will integrate the virtual patient with physiologically accurate visualizations and an automated feedback module to provide a comprehensive learning environment. Modern computer-simulations present a unique ability to present medical/scientific information in an easy to understand manner. Technology advances in computer graphics present opportunities to present higher quality visual models in an interactive fashion that can convey the scientific process in a way which makes learning interesting and interesting for the students while capturing their enthusiasm for nursing.This project will impact nursing education by ncreasing learning opportunities students in this field. This technology may play a critical role in mitigating the well documented future nursing shortage, by providing high quality virtual nursing educational experiences, without increasing the number of nurse educators.