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VR nursing training · Module 2

Anthropometric Measurements VR Nursing Simulation

Seventeen guided measurements of the leg, body, arm and skinfolds, grouped into five sets, on a full-scale virtual patient. Available for nursing schools, simulation centres and hospitals in Kuwait.

Experience 01 · Project details

Upper Leg Length

The learner positions the seated virtual patient, locates the inguinal crease and the top of the patella, and measures upper leg length with an…

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Experience 02 · Project details

Knee Height

Knee height is used to estimate stature in patients who cannot stand. The learner sets the knee and ankle at right angles, places the fixed blade…

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Experience 03 · Project details

Thigh Circumference

The learner marks the mid-thigh point, wraps the tape horizontally without compressing the tissue and records the circumference to the nearest 0.1…

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Experience 04 · Project details

Biacromial Breadth

Standing behind the virtual patient, the learner palpates both acromion processes, applies the caliper blades firmly and reads shoulder…

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Experience 05 · Project details

Bi-iliac Breadth

The learner locates the iliac crests, positions the caliper at a slight downward angle and applies enough pressure to measure pelvic breadth…

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Experience 06 · Project details

Abdominal Circumference

The learner identifies the correct level, keeps the tape horizontal around the abdomen and takes the reading at the end of normal expiration without…

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Experience 07 · Project details

Buttock (Hip) Circumference

The learner finds the widest point of the hips from the side, checks the tape is level all the way round and records the circumference used for…

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Experience 08 · Project details

Weight

The learner zeroes the scale, positions the patient correctly, waits for the reading to stabilise and records weight to the nearest 0.1 kg, then…

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Experience 09 · Project details

Height

The learner aligns the patient in the Frankfort plane, lowers the headboard onto the vertex during inhalation and reads stature to the nearest 0.1…

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Experience 10 · Project details

Upper Arm Length

The learner flexes the virtual patient's elbow to 90°, palpates the acromion and the tip of the olecranon and measures the distance between…

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Experience 11 · Project details

Arm Circumference (MUAC)

Mid-upper-arm circumference is a core malnutrition screen. The learner marks the midpoint between acromion and olecranon, lets the arm hang loose and…

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Experience 12 · Project details

Elbow Breadth

Used to estimate frame size, elbow breadth is measured by placing the caliper blades on the epicondyles at a slight angle and applying firm…

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Experience 13 · Project details

Wrist Breadth

The learner locates both styloid processes on the pronated wrist and measures the breadth with the caliper without compressing the soft…

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Experience 14 · Project details

Triceps Skinfold

The learner grasps a vertical fold of skin and subcutaneous fat 1 cm above the mark, applies the caliper at the mark and reads after two seconds,…

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Experience 15 · Project details

Subscapular Skinfold

The learner palpates the inferior angle of the scapula, raises a fold at roughly 45° and takes duplicate caliper…

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Experience 16 · Project details

Suprailiac Skinfold

The learner identifies the iliac crest in the mid-axillary line, raises an oblique fold following the natural skin line and measures it with the…

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Experience 17 · Project details

Thigh Skinfold

With the patient's weight shifted to the opposite leg, the learner raises a vertical fold at mid-thigh and records duplicate…

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Anthropometric measurement underpins nutritional assessment, growth monitoring and dosing decisions, yet students rarely get enough supervised repetition on real bodies. This module places a full-scale virtual patient in front of the learner with the correct instrument for each measurement, teaches the landmarks, and checks technique and reading against the reference value.

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This module is under construction. The scenarios below describe the training content that is being finalised. Demonstration videos will be added when the module is released. Contact ASFAN for the expected release date or a preview.

Training projects

Anthropometric Measurements scenarios

17 experiences

LEG (3)

BODY (4)

GENERAL (2)

ARM (4)

SKINFOLD (4)

Guided practice

Every scenario starts in guided mode: the virtual instructor narrates each step, highlights the equipment and corrects mistakes immediately, so learners build the sequence before they are assessed.

Assessment and scoring

Unguided mode records every action, timing and error against a checklist that instructors can edit, and produces a score and an itemised report that exports to the LMS.

Instructor tools

A dashboard shows class progress across all 54 nursing experiences, lets instructors mirror a headset to a screen for debriefing, and runs offline on the campus network in Arabic and English.

Frequently asked

Anthropometric Measurements FAQ

Answers for nursing educators and simulation-centre managers evaluating this module.

What does the Anthropometric Measurements VR module include?

It includes 17 interactive experiences: Upper Leg Length, Knee Height, Thigh Circumference, Biacromial Breadth, Bi-iliac Breadth, Abdominal Circumference, Buttock (Hip) Circumference, Weight, Height, Upper Arm Length, Arm Circumference (MUAC), Elbow Breadth, Wrist Breadth, Triceps Skinfold, Subscapular Skinfold, Suprailiac Skinfold, Thigh Skinfold. Each one runs on a full-scale virtual patient with guided and unguided modes.

Is this module available now?

This module is under construction. The scenario descriptions are final, and demonstration videos will be added on release. Contact ASFAN for a preview or the expected date.

What hardware and languages does it support?

The module runs on standalone VR headsets and PC-VR with hand controllers, offline on a campus network, with an Arabic and English interface, instructor dashboard and LMS-ready results export.

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