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      <title>Which VR Headset for Nursing and Clinical Training</title>
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      <description>How to choose a VR headset for medical and nursing education: 6DoF, standalone vs tethered, passthrough, hand tracking, hygiene, fleet management, room space and budget tiers.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>VR in Nursing Education: What the Latest Survey Shows</title>
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      <description>A Wolters Kluwer and NLN survey found VR use in nursing schools nearly doubled from 15% to 29%, with 53% planning to use it within 2 to 3 years. What that means for your program.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Virtual Clinicals: What Counts and Where VR Fits</title>
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      <description>What virtual clinicals and virtual simulation in nursing mean, what the NCSBN National Simulation Study found about replacing clinical hours, and how to plan VR into the mix.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Clinical Judgment Model, Explained for Simulation</title>
      <link>https://www.firsthandxr.com/resources/clinical-judgment-model-simulation/</link>
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      <description>The NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model in plain English: the six cognitive skills, and how a simulated patient lets students practise each one.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Critical Thinking Activities for Nursing Students (That Are Not Quizzes)</title>
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      <description>Simulation-based critical thinking practice for nursing students: activities that build cue recognition, prioritisation and reflection, from case discussion to VR scenarios.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>High Acuity: What Acuity Means in Healthcare</title>
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      <description>Acuity meaning in medical and nursing terms, what makes a patient high acuity, why it drives staffing and priorities, and how to practise high-acuity care safely.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Debriefing in Simulation: What Good Looks Like</title>
      <link>https://www.firsthandxr.com/resources/debriefing-in-simulation/</link>
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      <description>Debriefing in healthcare simulation, what the INACSL standard asks for, and how a scored, timed debrief in VR supports the facilitator rather than replacing them.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Postpartum Haemorrhage Simulation: Planning a Scenario That Teaches</title>
      <link>https://www.firsthandxr.com/resources/postpartum-haemorrhage-simulation/</link>
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      <description>Why postpartum haemorrhage (postpartum hemorrhage) is a priority for simulation, what a good PPH scenario practises, and where VR fits beside obstetric drills.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Agonal Breathing: Why Gasping Is Not Breathing</title>
      <link>https://www.firsthandxr.com/resources/agonal-breathing/</link>
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      <description>What agonal breathing is, why it fools bystanders, and what ANZCOR says to do: if someone is unresponsive and not breathing normally, start CPR.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>What Mines Rescue Brigades Said They Need From VR</title>
      <link>https://www.firsthandxr.com/resources/mines-rescue-vr-needs/</link>
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      <description>Research with NSW mine rescue brigades found clear training needs and clear limits of 360 VR. What they asked for, and what it means for VR safety training.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>360 Video Training vs Interactive Simulation</title>
      <link>https://www.firsthandxr.com/resources/interactive-simulation-vs-360-video/</link>
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      <description>360 video lets trainees look. Interactive simulation lets them act. A practical guide to choosing, with findings from mine rescue VR research.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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