06/21/2025
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03/05/2025
It's your last chance to register and join Dr. Dan Weberg, PhD, MHI, RN, FAAN, at tomorrow's webinar!
Reserve a spot here: https://okt.to/Zs1jzT
Closing the Transition to Practice Gap: VR-Technology Enabled Education | Webinar
Join Dr. Nurse Dan Weberg for an engaging conversation exploring of one of the biggest challenges facing nurse education today: the transition-to-practice gap.
02/21/2025
Thanks, Nursing CE Central, for featuring UbiSim and our Lead Nurse Educator, Christine Vogel, MSN, RN, CHSE, CHSOS.
"Vogel said that with NCLEX rates being 'so high but the readiness being so low,' there’s a need for practice through virtual reality simulation and competency-based education.
At UbiSim, we're committed to bridging this gap by empowering nurse educators with immersive VR that enhances clinical reasoning and boost confidence.
Check out the full article:
https://okt.to/MH5w6i
Can Healthcare Simulation Better Prepare Nurses for the Field?
New graduate nurses aren’t as prepared from a competency standpoint as some would like. Healthcare simulation could help.
11/13/2024
Are you already a fan of UbiSim's Intuitive Editor? Then you're going to love our upcoming release with even further enhancements! The customizable possibilities are abundant with our new and updated scenarios and features. Here's a sneak peak:
🔹Elena Kahale – Acetaminophen Toxicity: Address medical and psychiatric needs in a single scenario, fostering empathy and patient safety skills.
🔹Daniel Maxwell – Post-Op Hip Arthroplasty: Develop critical thinking for safe medication administration in a high-pressure setting.
🔹Patient Symptom Customizations: Abdominal distention, 4-quadrant auscultation, jaundice severity, and more.
🔹Real-World Distractors: Simulate phone calls, new medical orders, and other interruptions to strengthen reprioritization skills.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3VbNvUH
Enhancing the Intuitive Editor: Release 1.16 with New Scenarios & Features
Rediscover UbiSim VR’s Intuitive Editor in 1.16 with customizable scenarios, new patient symptoms and immersive features to enrich nursing education simulation.
10/31/2024
Nurses enter the profession with empathy as their superpower. How can educators empower them to use it where it’s most needed? From building trust to providing trauma-informed care, our lead nurse educator shares practical tips to help educators train new nurses to create safe, compassionate spaces for patients experiencing homelessness.
How to Prepare Novice Nurses to Care for Patients Experiencing Homelessness
Tips for nurse educators on how to equip novice nurses to compassionately care for homeless patients with empathy, trauma-informed skills, and advocacy.
10/23/2024
CTV Calgary highlighted the amazing work Marissa Bruce & Clare Howland are doing at Bow Valley College. They're incredible nursing program chairs. Around 10,000 hours were logged just in the last month in the program! We're so grateful to have partners like them. Check out the story: https://bit.ly/4ffkaAg
Nursing students at Calgary's Bow Valley College get hands-on training through VR
Nursing students at Bow Valley College in Calgary are getting hands-on experience treating patients in a clinical setting before even stepping into a hospital through a virtual reality (VR) training program.
10/08/2024
📢 New research! 🩺Nurses are the backbone of healthcare, but too many feel unprepared for the high-stakes realities of the job. To understand what's holding them back, UbiSim surveyed 800 nursing students and new nurses to identify the gaps in their training.
Download the full report to discover:
😢 Why - and how many - nursing students and new nurses consider quitting
❤️ What nursing students say they need most
💔 Where new nurses say they struggle the most
🤝 How nursing programs can bridge the gap between classroom and clinical practice
Read more: https://bit.ly/4eLzi8a
UbiSim Releases Nurse Readiness Crisis Report
New data reveals almost half of nurses thought about quitting during their first year on the job, with 31% citing inadequate preparation for the realities of nursing as a primary reason.
09/30/2024
"Students at Maria College are stepping inside the world of virtual reality to level up their education, but this is no game." We’re proud to partner with Maria College as they equip hundreds of nursing students with the tools they need to thrive in healthcare!💙
Learn more about their incredible progress on CBS6 Albany: https://cbs6albany.com/community/teem/virtual-reality-at-maria-college-leveling-up-nursing-education-teem-excellence-in-education
Virtual reality at Maria College leveling up nursing education
Students at Maria College are stepping inside the world of virtual reality to level up their education, but this is no game.Since opening its doors in January,
09/27/2024
Written by our nurse educator Marissa Kloss MS, RN, PED-BC—who also created our HIV scenario—this blog explores how to equip new nurses with the skills and compassion they need to care for patients with HIV/AIDS.
From breaking down stigma to using VR for improving attitudes and therapeutic communication, Marissa shares practical ways to prepare nurses.
Read more: https://www.ubisimvr.com/blog/prepare-novice-nurses-care-patients-hiv-aids?utm_source=linkedin_organic&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_content=blog_article&utm_campaign=hiv
How to Prepare Novice Nurses to Care for Patients with HIV/AIDS
Learn how nurse educators can prepare novice nurses to care for patients with HIV/AIDS, addressing stigma, cultural competence, communication, and infection control.