Virtual Reality (VR) is an incredible tool that can be used in nursing education. VR replaces sensory inputs like auditory, visual, tactile and olfactory senses with digital inputs (Choi et al., 2022). The ability to create digital environments that can fully immerse someone into that world provides infinite possibilities for nursing education. This technology can allow nurses that are uncomfortable with a particular skill the opportunity to attempt that skill on a “patient” without causing actual harm. VR also has the potential to help nurses develop experience with high-risk, low-frequency skills. It is a versatile tool that can even help facilitate team dynamics by allowing nurses to work together in the virtual world. VR has even been shown to improve “clinical skills such as IV catheter insertion, urinary catheterization, basic life support, or needlestick prevention” (Choi et al., 2022).

The use of AI can be beneficial in nursing education by allowing the computer to determine where knowledge gaps for participants may be. Using this information, nursing educators can then tailor content to the individual participant. These tools can also help nurses develop critical thinking through chatbots, video-based case studies and many other modalities. These programs provide a scenario, evaluate the participant’s responses, and then create a learning plan based on their responses. This allows for the subject matter to be specific to the learner’s needs.