Cost Analysis for Implementing Virtual Reality for Mock Codes

Jennifer P. Nguyen, BSN, RN

Faculty advisor: Kathy Klimpel, PhD, RN

BACKGROUND PURPOSE PROJECT APPROACH

♥ Approximately 290,000 adults and 15,200 pediatric ♥ The purpose is to promote the use of VR to
cardiac arrests occur in the hospital annually.
improve nursing skills, knowledge, and
♥ All nurses must have Basic Life Support Training, confidence.
some require more in-depth training such as Advanced
Cardiac Life Support or Pediatric Advanced Life ♥ PICOT question:
Support.
(P) Among nurses working in
♥ The American Heart Association is the gold standard hospitals, (I) is using VR for mock
for training and requires resuscitation training every codes (C) compared to in-person
two years. training (O) more cost-effective (T)
♥ A mock code is a simulated exercise with a mannequin after a year of implementation?
for clinicians to perform skills during emergency
situations to improve patient outcomes.
♥ Knowledge retention deteriorates after 4 months
therefore creating quarterly mock codes will improve
patient outcomes.

SWOT ANALYSIS COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS NEXT STEPS & OPPORTUNTIES

STRENGTHS
Improve staff confidence
Improve patient outcomes
Potential to decrease
healthcare costs
SWOT
OPPORTUNITIES
Increase staff confidence
Improve staff knowledge
and skill
Improve patient care
WEAKNESSES
High upfront costs
Equipment retraining
Revising education
plan and scenarios
THREATS
Lack of staff involvement and
engagement
Lack of supply
Frequent revisions to policy,
procedures, and regulations
Maintenance costs
♥ Propose cost analysis to the hospital’s
ROI =
Net Effects on Cost $113,156.00
1.49 education department.
Cost of Implementation $76,170.24
♥ USD SON can create and implement VR mock
code training for students.
Benefits:
♥ Future research
♥ Improve skills, knowledge, and staff ♥ Comparison between VR and in-
confidence. person mock codes
♥ Opportunities for more frequent training ♥ Determine effectiveness of
sessions. VR related to confidence
♥ Increasing training frequency leads to increase levels and documentation
skill and knowledge retention. practices.

References available upon request