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2023

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Effect Of Virtual Dementia Tour On Prelicensure Student Nurses’ Attitudes Towards Dementia Care: A Quantitative Study Protocol, Kevin Alton Apr 2023

Effect Of Virtual Dementia Tour On Prelicensure Student Nurses’ Attitudes Towards Dementia Care: A Quantitative Study Protocol, Kevin Alton

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Background: With over six million Americans currently living with dementia, it is crucial for prelicensure nursing programs to prepare registered nurses to provide quality care to individuals with dementia and their caregivers. Due to the challenges associated with providing face-to-face clinical experiential learning, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual simulation approaches are now being used as alternative or complementary clinical experiential teaching/learning methods.

Design: Quantitative Research

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of the Virtual Dementia Tour on prelicensure student nurses' attitudes towards dementia care.

Methods: This study is nested in a larger ongoing multisite, mixed-methods crossover-experimental designed study that investigates …