Table 6.

The top 10 references of publications on the application of VR in nursing from 2012 to 2021.

Rank	Title of cited documents	DOI	Count	Interpretation of the findings
1	INACSL Standards of Best Practice: SimulationSM Simulation Design	doi: 10.1016/j.ecns.2016.09.005	29	This paper lists 11 standards, which supplement and revise the best practice standards of the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL): SimulationSM.
2	Clinical Virtual Simulation in Nursing Education: Randomized Controlled Trial	doi: 10.2196/11529	20	It is concluded that using the clinical virtual simulator as a resource for the experimental group's education can provide higher learning satisfaction and knowledge improvement than that of the control group after a randomized controlled trial.
3	Virtual vs.Face-to-Face Clinical Simulation in Relation to Student Knowledge, Anxiety, and Self-confidence in Maternal-New Nursing: a Randomized Controlled Trial	doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2016.08.004	19	This study finds that virtual clinical simulation training may be a promising educational learning tool after assessing the knowledge and self-confidence scores of 56 students who completed a randomized controlled trial.
4	Using Game-Based Virtual Reality with Haptics for Skill Acquisition	doi: 10.1016/j.ecns.2017.09.010	17	The usability score shows that more students are eager to undergo sterile catheterization training using the virtual reality system for skill practice.
5	INACSL Standards of Best Practice: SimulationSM Debriefing	doi: 10.1016/j.ecns.2016.09.008	15	This paper lists 5 standards, which supplement and revise the best practice standards of the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL): SimulationSM.
6	Virtual Simulation in Nursing Education: A Systematic Review Spanning 1996 to 2018	doi: 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000411	14	This study systematically reviews the research on the impact of virtual simulation on the learning results of nursing students, and puts forward guiding opinions for future research in the field.
7	Virtually Nursing Emerging Technologies in Nursing Education	doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000000295	13	This paper introduces six new augmented reality products and systems that can improve nursing education.
8	Online Virtual Simulation and Diagnostic Reasoning: A Scoping Review	doi: 10.1016/j.ecns.2016.04.001	12	In order to prove the effectiveness of online virtual simulation in teaching diagnostic reasoning to health care providers, this study carried out a survey of online classroom virtual simulation contact.
9	Clinical Virtual Simulation in Nursing Education	doi: 10.1016/j.ecns.2017.09.005	12	This study evaluated the simplicity, usefulness and intention of nursing postgraduates in using clinical virtual simulation in nursing research.
10	Virtual Gaming Simulation for Nursing Education: An Experiment	doi: 10.1016/j.ecns.2017.02.004	12	This paper compares students' use of virtual gaming simulation (VGS) with traditional laboratory simulation and points out that the combination of VGS and effective hands-on simulation can become a part of students' teaching and clinical practice.