Mojca Peterlin, Jelena Ficzko and Danica Dolničar

ABSTRACT
The rapid development of information technology has recently
led to a significant increase in the use of types of extended reality,
which is also reflected in nursing. In this paper, we first present
a summary of the state of research on the development and use
of virtual reality and augmented reality in this professional field,
and then list some commercially available applications suitable
for use in education, training or clinical practice. Two
applications, SimX and AccuVein, are presented in more detail.
The use of such applications brings many advantages, but also
some disadvantages. More research on their suitability and
effectiveness and the development of new or improved
applications for more and more aspects of nursing are expected
in the future.