Graduating senior Quentin Harris, a public policy major who also minored in economics, was recently featured in a news article entitled "Class of 2019: Quentin Harris on Working with the Duke and Durham Communities" published by Duke Today. In his article, he speaks to his experience working with DUSON  where he and faculty members addressed how virtual reality can be incorporated into nursing.   

In his I&E Capstone course, Harris received additional opportunities to work with a team on a real-world problem. His group worked with the School of Nursing to address how virtual reality could be incorporated into nursing. Extended interviews with staff members informed the students’ work and recommendations.

“If you’re in a household with multiple children, it’s not always viable for the whole family to stop what they’re doing and be with a child who’s in the hospital,” Harris says. “So we thought [VR] could be used to recreate a home environment, to where they can be immersed in their home instead of a hospital room, or they can be on a play date with their friends.”

Harris’s team thought this would be a great way of introducing virtual reality into nursing, and they also looked ahead to where VR could support training for nurses.

Read the full article here.