VAR ensures evidence-based education of healthcare personnel.
In Norway, VAR Healthcare is in use in all nursing educational institutions and in an increasing number of educational institutions for social education and health service jobs. VAR supports students to work evidence-based right from the start. This strengthens the preparedness for action in the transition from education to clinical practice.
VAR will be well suited as a foundation for medical education, as a large proportion of the procedures fall within the doctors' area of responsibility.
VAR is a tool for lifelong learning and evidence-based decisions that contribute to best practice and improved patient outcomes.
VAR is a useful tool in:
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We constantly receive feedback from students that they are very satisfied with using VAR on all platforms such as smartphone, tablet and PC/Mac.
Learning takes place not only in the library or in the learning lab, but also at home. Students have access to VAR wherever they are located and have access to the portal around the clock - all year round. With personal access, they can save their favorite procedures and content for quick and easy access.
With VAR, students have the confidence to look up procedures before initaiting the clinical executions. The procedures are richly illustrated with pictures and animations, which supports learning.
VAR is widely used in skills labs/simulation labs prior to clinical practice.
VAR is used in clinical practice, and having the same knowledge and decision support system in both education and clinical practice provides recognition and confidence for students, teachers/lecturers, and clinical supervisors.
At universities, colleges and secondary schools, teachers, pupils and students benefit greatly from using VAR.
Teachers can use VAR to:
Students receive valuable learning support in VAR:
At Lovisenberg Diaconal University College (LDH), VAR not only provides assurance of quality, but also contributes to continuity and interaction across study pathways. "We educate for evidence-based nursing and therefore use VAR systematically. VAR not only provides assurance of quality, but also contributes to continuity and interaction across study pathways, says former head of study at LDH, Lars Mathisen.
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My Skills is a digital learning resource that can be used to ensure important elements in the competence development of healthcare personnel both during education and when they work in clinical areas.
The purpose of My Skills is to provide guidance, training and improvement of learning in the practice of procedures with associated knowledge material. My skills can be used both during a study situation and in practice for further competence development to ensure evidence-based practice.
In the My Skills module, an operationalised and digitised version of the Research In Nursing Skills RINS model is linked to all procedures. It consists of rating scales for each of the elements, which is easy and intuitive to use.
