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Student nurses use virtual reality - 6th November 2019
Student nurses in France are learning in new ways. Playing video games is helping them study.
Nursing colleges now have virtual reality - or VR.
This college in Paris, France, uses VR. It helps nurses learn skills fast. In a real hospital, this takes a long time.
The student wears a headset. It feels like they are in a real hospital.
With VR, student nurses practise on "virtual" patients.
The student nurse sits at a computer screen. They walk around a hospital room. They ask questions. The patients seem like real people.
The nurses say it's very good and helps students prepare for the job.
VR is also good for testing. It can check the skills students are learning.
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