MedSpace

Virtual Patient Training with Clara, the AI Assistant

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​Practice nursing care safely, realistically, and with AI support

How should healthcare professionals respond confidently at the bedside?
Which observations are important? When should they ask further questions, document their findings, or seek medical support? Virtual Patient Training prepares nursing students and professionals in continuing education for real-life care situations through ractical exercises in an immersive 3D environment—without putting patients at risk.

Learners take on the role of a nurse, interact with virtual patients, and practise common procedures from everyday nursing care. These range from preparing
patient rooms and identifying errors to hygiene and hand disinfection, monitoring vital signs, conducting nursing assessments, and providing wound care.
 

Clara, the AI Assistant in the Patient Room

Clara accompanies learners throughout each training scenario as an interactive AI assistant. She answers questions, provides guidance, highlights relevant objects, and offers support whenever learners feel uncertain.

Rather than simply making decisions for them, Clara helps learners understand the situation, interpret information, and think through the next steps—like a digital learning companion available directly within the scenario.

This creates a safe training environment in which nursing procedures can be repeated, reviewed, and reinforced.

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Who Is the Training Designed For?

Virtual Patient Training is designed for:

• Nursing schools

• Hospitals and clinics

• Training centres

• Healthcare education providers

• Nursing students and trainees

• Nurses undertaking further professional development
   

It is ideal for organisations that want to promote practice-based learning and make it easier for learners to transfer their knowledge to everyday clinical practice.
 

Module 1: Identifying Errors and Preparing the Patient Room

In the first module, learners enter an empty patient room. No patient is present yet. Their task is to inspect the room carefully, identify errors, and prepare the environment for the patient’s subsequent care.

The focus is on organisation, hygiene, safety, and developing a professional eye for detail. Learners check whether objects have been positioned correctly, whether there are any potential hazards, and whether the room has been prepared in a way that allows nursing procedures to be carried out safely and systematically.
 

Even before making direct contact with a patient, learners practise important fundamentals of everyday nursing care:

• Careful observation before direct patient contact

• Hygienic working practices and safe room preparation

• Identifying errors, disorder, and potential hazards

• Anticipating needs and acting proactively

• Creating a safe care environment
   

Module 2: Nursing Assessment of a Newly Admitted Inpatient

In the second module, learners conduct a nursing assessment with a patient who has recently been admitted to hospital.

The patient has diabetes and injured her leg earlier that morning. Learners must assess her current condition, observe her carefully, ask targeted questions, interpret the available clinical values, and decide whether medical support should be requested.

During the assessment, learners measure a range of relevant clinical values, including blood glucose, blood pressure, temperature, and oxygen saturation. The objective is not only to take the measurements correctly, but also to interpret the results in relation to the patient’s overall condition.

Learners also provide initial care for the wound on the patient’s leg.
They practise a structured and hygienic approach and assess which additional steps may be required.

The patient responds authentically and may not always be easy to manage. She may appear uncertain, anxious, or reluctant to cooperate. This creates a realistic care situation in which learners practise not only clinical procedures, but also communication, empathy, and helping patients manage their fears.

Learners can speak freely with the patient, explain individual steps, and actively involve her in the care process. For example, they might say:

“Please extend your arm. I would like to measure your blood pressure.”

The patient responds appropriately to the situation.

Clara can be accessed at any time by selecting the AI icon. She provides targeted guidance without giving away the solution or taking control of the learning process.
 

Skills Practised

• Assessing the current condition of a newly admitted inpatient

• Measuring and clinically interpreting blood glucose, blood pressure, temperature, and oxygen saturation

• Providing initial care for a leg wound

• Deciding whether medical support should be requested

• Communicating freely with a patient who may be uncertain, anxious,
  or reluctant to cooperate
   

Module 3: Home Care Visit with Mr Brauer

In the third module, learners conduct a home care visit in a domestic setting. They visit Mr Brauer, aged 72, who lives at home with his wife, Ingrid. Mr Brauer has several pre-existing conditions, including type 2 diabetes, mild heart failure, and high blood pressure.

The task is to assess his current condition, observe carefully, ask targeted questions, and gather important information for his ongoing care.

The virtual characters respond authentically and do not always behave in the same way. This creates a dynamic care scenario in which learners can practise communication, clinical reasoning, and evidence-based decision-making.

When necessary, the family doctor can be contacted by telephone. Learners describe Mr Brauer’s condition, consider possible causes, and practise clear, professional communication.

Clara can be accessed at any time through the AI icon. She provides targeted guidance without anticipating decisions or taking control of the learning process.

At the end of the module, a short quiz assesses the learner’s understanding and clinical judgement.
 

Skills Practised

• Assessing a home care situation

• Communicating with a patient and a family member

• Identifying relevant information for ongoing care

• Deciding whether the family doctor should be contacted

• Communicating nursing observations clearly and systematically by telephone
   

Strengthening Nursing Education Where Traditional Training Reaches Its Limits

MedSpace strengthens nursing education in areas where conventional training often reaches its limits: realistic scenarios that learners can repeat, review, and practise safely.

Theory becomes practical experience—from the first inspection of the patient room to a professional assessment at the bedside.

For education providers, MedSpace offers a modern, ready-to-use training solution that reduces the workload for teaching staff, builds learners’ confidence in clinical decision-making, and systematically strengthens nursing skills.