UbiSim is a TIME Best Invention of 2024!

We’re proud to announce TIME editors named UbiSim one of the 200 most extraordinary innovations changing our lives today. TIME evaluated each contender on a number of key factors, including originality, efficacy, ambition, and impact. They compiled the list with special attention to growing fields such as health care, AI, and green energy.

Here’s Why UbiSim Made TIME’s List

We Build Nurse Competence with VR Simulation

UbiSim helps educators prepare nurses for the transition to clinical practice. Full immersion virtual reality (VR) simulation provides a realistic, safe space to practice providing high-acuity, complex patient care — building essential competency and confidence before nurses step into clinical roles.

We Are a Complete Simulation-Based Education

UbiSim comes with a catalog of ready-to-go, pre-made scenarios plus an Intuitive Editor so educators can create their own scenarios in VR — no programming skills required. It also includes pre-brief materials, PEARLs Debriefing Questions, a Post-Sim Quiz, and unfolding case studies based on the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model.

We Develop Patient Empathy Skills

UbiSim scenarios feature diverse patients across the lifespan. Nurse learners have the opportunity to develop the competence and confidence to provide compassionate care to patients and families of various races, beliefs, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and gender identities in real-world settings.

Unboxing UbiSim

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Read Our Research

Dive into our latest data to discover how we are shaping the future of nurse education.

See Our Scenarios

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What Nurses Love About UbiSim

Hear from nurse educators and learners who use UbiSim as part of their simulation program to replace clinical hours with hands-on skill-building in VR.

See What They Love

“We have limited clinical placement availability. UbiSim has really given us the flexibility to say. ‘We didn't get to go to the hospital today. Let's go to the virtual hospital.’”

Amy Luckey, MSN, RN, Clinical Assistant Professor

Nurse wearing VR headset in front of a TV screen

"You feel like you are in the hospital, except you are in a controlled environment, but it's real life. You see a patient that is breathing, that's talking to you, that's telling you how they feel, that's communicating with you. I feel like I'm present."

Euphemia Ezuma, Practical Nursing Student

“UbiSim came fully ready to plug and play. It gives students a chance to do a physical exam and go through the steps you would take to provide treatment — giving medications, performing an EKG, assessing vital signs.”

Jessica L. Skaltsis DNP, RN, CHSE, Simulation Education Coordinator

What the Research Shows

Going from nursing school to clinical practice can be a reality shock. Immersive VR simulation helps nurses bridge the gap.

Nurses Don’t Feel Ready

42% of nurses considered quitting during their first year of work and 31% cited inadequate preparation for the realities of the job as a primary reason. Source: The Nursing Readiness Crisis Report.

Practice in VR Helps

92% of students who had access to immersive VR simulation reported that it was an integral part of their curriculum, and 89% said VR simulations helped them prepare for real-world scenarios. Source: The Nursing Readiness Crisis Report.

UbiSim is Engaging & Effective

The top reason simulation directors choose UbiSim is to increase learner engagement. 78% say UbiSim is the most effective simulation modality for developing clinical judgment skills. Source: UbiSim Spring Survey 2024.

UbiSim Builds Confidence

52% of nurse learners said UbiSim improved their confidence, and 44% it helped reduce their performance anxiety. Virtually all students and faculty agreed that UbiSim increased clinical knowledge. Source: Journal of Nurses in Professional Development.

We’re a TIME Best Invention

UbiSim is Quietly Fixing Health Care. TIME Editors Noticed. Discover how we’re preparing empathetic nurses for patient care in the real world with our Virtual Reality Simulation.

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FAQs

Does UbiSim work on all VR headsets?

UbiSim works on the entire wireless Quest family of headsets, including Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest 3 and Meta Quest Pro. Headsets are not included with a UbiSim purchase.

Can UbiSim work alongside manikins?

Yes of course! UbiSim complements manikins with a scalable solution that incorporates teamwork, authentic communication/interaction, and clinical judgment within a virtual context.

Is UbiSim aligned with industry standards?

Each scenario aligns with the Next Generation NCLEX-RN^® test plan, the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model, and the AACN Essentials Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education.

Can UbiSim scenarios be customized?

Yes! Alongside UbiSim’s extensive catalog of scenarios, UbiSim offers the industry’s most intuitive scenario editing tool. Users are able to easily customize, create and share scenarios to meet unique program needs. Browse our extensive catalog.

Do faculty need to be present for training to occur?

UbiSim is adaptable for peer or faculty facilitation, offering scalability and flexible facilitation strategies that don't require skilled facilitators.