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Abstract Background: Nursing students should participate in clinical experiences to acquire sufficient clinical skills before graduation. Objective: We identified nursing students' virtual reality (VR) experiences and perceptions of pneumonia patients and provided recommendations for educating future nurses to gain sufficient experience with them. Design: This study is qualitative and descriptive. Participants: This study involved 60 nursing students from a Korean university. Data collected in December 2023 through reflection journals completed by participants were analyzed using thematic content analysis as the methodological approach. Results: Ten subtopics were identified, including four themes: 1) enhancing nursing skills for patients with pneumonia, 2) improving nursing communication skills, 3) creating a learning environment using VR technology, and 4) increasing awareness of one's nursing capabilities through VR. Conclusion: Nursing students experienced a series of nursing procedures and their effects through VR pneumonia nursing experience. More diverse VR scenario development and technical improvement are needed to enhance prospective nurses’ competency.
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