SHERIDAN, WYOMING – September 30, 2024 – T-Systems, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, is transforming the landscape of nursing education with its groundbreaking software solution for the University Hospital Bonn (UKB). This innovative platform allows nursing students and professionals to practice patient care in a virtual environment, enhancing their skills and confidence before entering real-world clinical settings.
The software features meticulously crafted virtual patient rooms, lifelike avatars of patients of all ages, and a range of nursing procedures. Equipped with virtual reality headsets and controllers, trainees can interact with these virtual patients, simulating various scenarios from wound care to monitoring vital signs and providing newborn care advice.
"With Metaverse solutions like these, we can train nursing staff better," says Christoph Sebastian Nies, Head of School and Spokesperson for the Center for Education and Training at UKB. "Trainees receive practical, yet scalable training units and cannot do anything 'wrong' in the virtual worlds. This allows them to start their careers with more confidence and experience."
The platform's versatility extends beyond local training. UKB plans to utilize this virtual reality solution to train international nursing staff, enabling them to interact with patient avatars, practice procedures, and even feel a virtual patient's heartbeat through the controllers. This fosters collaborative learning and simulation experiences across borders.
Gottfried Ludewig, Head of the International Healthcare Division at T-Systems, emphasizes the advantages of virtual environments for training: "A variety of scenarios can be easily, cost-effectively, and repeatedly practiced as often as necessary. This is a step towards nursing that is optimally prepared for its important task with the latest technology - for medicine that focuses holistically on the patient."
T-Systems' virtual patient training solution represents a significant advancement in nursing education, offering a safe and immersive space for trainees to hone their skills, build confidence, and ultimately provide the highest quality of care to real patients.