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About The Course:

Jackson McClain, a 57-year-old patient presenting to the Emergency Department with nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain, has provided a stool sample requiring fecal occult blood testing for diagnostic evaluation. Performing fecal occult blood testing requires proper specimen handling, infection control, accurate test preparation, and correct interpretation of results while maintaining patient safety and communication standards. 

This VR simulation provides learners with a realistic, immersive environment to practice performing fecal occult blood testing in a controlled emergency department setting. Learners progress through patient identification, hand hygiene, PPE application, stool sample collection preparation, Hemoccult card setup, developer application, result interpretation, specimen disposal, and documentation while following proper infection control and procedural protocols. 

The module includes both training and assessment modes to reinforce correct sequencing, specimen handling, testing accuracy, infection prevention, patient communication, and clinical decision-making during bedside diagnostic testing procedures.

Learning Objectives:
  • Performing proper hand hygiene and appropriate PPE use
  • Verifying patient identity and explaining the testing procedure appropriately
  • Demonstrating correct stool sample application to the Hemoccult testing card
  • Correctly applying developer solution and identifying control indicators
  • Accurately interpreting positive and negative test results
  • Maintaining patient communication and procedural safety throughout the testing process
Reference:
  • Kaur, K., Zubair, M., & Adamski, J. J. (2025). Fecal occult blood test. In StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing.

Customize Your Program
Get rid of the editor. Adopt in-VR customization.

MedVR Education’s in-VR customization allows educators to tailor the fecal occult blood testing simulation to different learning objectives and clinical skill levels.

  • Select different patient presentations and Emergency Department scenarios
  • Adjust procedural difficulty and assessment strictness
  • Modify environmental distractions and workflow interruptions
  • Customize positive or negative testing outcomes for interpretation training
  • Additional customization options coming soon.
  • AI Patient Assessment
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Multi-player
    Sessions
  • Physics-based Interactions

Core Skills Training

Performing Fecal Occult Blood Testing

As part of this procedure, the learner begins by reviewing the patient presentation, performing hand hygiene, and applying appropriate personal protective equipment. The learner introduces themselves to the patient, verifies patient identity using name and date of birth, and explains the fecal occult blood testing procedure before obtaining consent to proceed.
After preparing the testing materials, the learner opens the Hemoccult testing card, obtains stool samples using the applicator stick, and applies thin smears to Boxes A and B using samples from two different areas of the stool specimen. The learner closes the card, disposes of contaminated applicators properly, and prepares the developer solution according to testing protocol.
The learner then applies developer solution to the testing windows and control circles, interprets the testing results based on color changes, safely disposes of biohazard materials, removes gloves appropriately, performs hand hygiene, and completes procedural documentation according to clinical best practices.

Training

With prompts, guidance, and affordances, learners are guided step-by-step through performing fecal occult blood testing in a virtual Emergency Department environment.

  • Photorealistic Emergency Department room environment
  • Physics-based interaction with diagnostic supplies and PPE
  • Guided instructions and visual cues
  • Affordances supporting infection control, sequencing, and testing accuracy

Assessment

Learners demonstrate independent performance of the procedure from start to finish without prompts. Incorrect steps require the learner to restart and complete the task correctly.

  • Live scoring
  • Immediate feedback
  • Sequence and technique validation  
  • Time tracking for task completion