The Effect of Augmented Reality Based Training on Preeclampsia Case

Although pregnancy is a physiological process in women's lives, many women lose theirlives due to the lack of timely and appropriate treatment of the complications it bringswith it. According to the World Health Organization 2024 report, approximately 800 womendie every day due to preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth.Preeclampsia, which is among the hypertensive diseases of pregnancy, is a complication ofpregnancy and ranks among the top three causes of maternal mortality worldwide.Preeclampsia is defined as hypertension that develops after the 20th week of pregnancyand is accompanied by proteinuria/thrombocytopenia, renal failure, liver dysfunction, andcerebral/visual symptoms.Considering the risks of preeclampsia complications, taking precautions before the onsetof complications and treating complications with appropriate methods are extremelyimportant in reducing the mortality rates of both pregnant and fetus. In order tomaintain safe patient care and the health of individuals, nurses should know what kind ofnursing care should be applied in the antenatal period to diagnose, evaluate and preventcomplications of preeclampsia. In the literature, it is recommended that nursing care forpreeclampsia patients should include the diagnoses of infection risk, disruption in sleeppattern, acute pain, constipation, impaired physical movement, lack of self‐care, andfatigue. Nursing care should include individualized, holistic, systematic, high quality,feasible, applicable, sustainable care methods including technological methods, modelsand theories for all pregnant women with more than 2 of the risks of preeclampsia byACOG.Technological methods, which have been frequently used in the health system in recentyears, are used because they are cheap, usable, accelerate the decision‐making process,and reduce workload. Virtual reality (VR) applications are technological applicationsthat create a reality environment with the help of scenarios and facilitate learningcomplex cases and diseases by increasing students' knowledge and skills. In addition,this method allows students to develop critical thinking skills, participate in clinicaldecision‐making processes and receive feedback. In the literature, VR application hasbeen used in triage patients and nursing care of pediatric patients. However, no studyhas been found in the care of preeclampsia, which is highly effective on maternal andfetal health. Therefore, this study was planned to determine the effect of augmentedreality‐based training on the diagnosis and intervention planning skills of nursingstudents.