Enhance Attractiveness of the Nursing Profession through 3-Dimensional Virtual Reality (3D – VR)

As part of its participation in GITEX Technology Week 2019, aims to showcase its innovative health services and sustainable smart solutions. In line with its strategy to build advanced health information systems and implement global standards in patient care and health facility management. The Ministry of Health and Prevention revealed that it will exhibit a new nursing educational and promotional project, built on the 3-Dimensional Virtual Reality (3D – VR) and is tailored to make the learning experience more attractive and interactive. The project, which is part of the initiative “Enhancing Attractiveness of Nursing Profession”, is targeting secondary school graduates and visitors to further highlight the importance of the nursing profession and motivate the individuals to study nursing

Exploiting 3D and VR technologies are important in previewing the ideal workday of the nursing staff in the workplace and the hospital environment, by creating sensory simulation environment providing an audio-visual experience. the new project provides an unconventional method of learning and promotion, in addition to offering an educational and hands-on environment with very real interactions reflecting the modern virtual reality, Those interactions are one of the project advantages, as they are considered the most successful educational and promotional ways to raise the community awareness about the importance of the nursing profession and to foster the positive image of nursing

Concerned will enjoy an outstanding experience of the virtual sensory interaction with patients through VR technology. They will also learn more about the exceptional role of nursing in saving lives of patients and injured, as well as the impactful and tangible role of nursing in the healthcare field. The project provides a journey into the nursing world which includes virtual places such as Emergency rooms, pediatric intensive care, outpatient clinics, and pulmonary resuscitation department. During this virtual journey, the trainee will prepare electric shock devices for cardiac arrest following road accidents, in addition to installing and preparing blood pressure measuring devices and giving medications

This innovative educational project is expected to encourage youth citizens to further appreciate the nursing profession, not only that but to study nursing and meet the country needs for national nursing staff, in accordance with the objectives of the National Agenda 2021