Virtual Reality to Train Staff to Deal with Agitated Patients

Researchers at the National University of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, have developed a virtual reality training system that lets healthcare staff learn how to deal with agitated or aggressive patients. Patients, particularly with mental health issues, can become angry and distressed, and learning to handle such patients both with empathy and effectively is important for medical staff. This new system aims to mimic common omscenarios for trainee nurses and doctors, and allows them to make mistakes without causing any harm and without creating a risk. The system is quite sophisticated and also mimics common distractors found on busy healthcare wards to make the experience as realistic as possible.

“While managing the patient who grows increasingly aggressive and disoriented, students will have to de-escalate the situation by removing objects that could possibly further agitate the patient, choosing the right words to say to patients, and making decisions, such as the correct dosage of medication, and the right time to administer treatment and physical restraint,” said Ho.

 

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