• Samar Thabet Jallad and Burçin Işık.
• Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences Institute, Near East University, Nicosia, Cyprus. sammar1986@live.com.
• Ir J Med Sci. 2022 Jun 1; 191 (3): 1407-1426.

PurposeThis review was aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality simulation as a teaching / learning strategy on the acquisition of clinical skills and performance, self-confidence, satisfaction and anxiety level in nursing education.MethodologyThe Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews guidelines, using the PICO model that is based on an evidence-based practice process was matched. A total of twenty-three studies included six themes: performance skills (n = 13), self-confidence (n = 8), satisfaction (n = 10), anxiety level (n = 3), self-efficacy (n = 4), and knowledge (n = 15). Experimental randomised control trials and quasi-experimental studies from 2009 to 2019, conducted in English, were included. Nursing students (n = 1797; BSN, ADN, MSc, LPN) participated.Results And ConclusionThis review was indicated that virtual reality simulation provides learning strategy to acquire clinical skills, improve knowledge acquisition, increase self-confidence, self-efficacy, and satisfaction level, and decrease anxiety levels among nursing students.© 2021. Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland.

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