OPQRST Launches AI-Based Simulation Tool for Nursing Education

In an exciting development for nursing education, OPQRST, a startup founded by Chiba University, is embarking on the creation of an innovative simulation tool aimed at nursing students and professionals. The tool, named OPQRST Nurse, employs AI-driven simulated patient interactions to help users enhance their clinical judgment and communication skills—an essential component of nursing practice.

Overview of OPQRST Nurse

The OPQRST Nurse service is set to expand upon the existing OPQRST question-based simulation for healthcare professionals. By offering realistic patient dialogues, it hopes to facilitate the learning of information gathering, assessment, and handover communication that is so critical in nursing practice.

The need for accurate patient information collection and monitoring has become increasingly important in recent years. Traditional clinical practice opportunities are often limited due to the challenges of securing simulated patients or instructors. OPQRST Nurse addresses this gap by providing a platform where nursing students can repeatedly interact with AI simulated patients, learning to assess situations from a nursing perspective based on patient complaints and vital signs. By reflecting upon question intentions and the flow of information gathering, users can systematically enhance their clinical judgment.

Release and Features

Scheduled for an official launch on August 4, 2025, OPQRST Nurse will feature 47 diseases and 423 unique question scenarios. It allows users to customize the personalities and response tendencies of simulated patients, thereby creating a more realistic learning experience. A unique feature of OPQRST is its name, which is derived from a structured approach in medical interviews focusing on Onset, Provocation/Palliation, Quality, Region/Radiation, Severity, and Time course.

Planned Features

The OPQRST Nurse platform aims to mimic the patient experience in a web format, allowing users to extract necessary information from patients with varying emotional states—be it highly anxious or experiencing severe pain. Users will have the capability to log their inquiry contents, enabling them to review their questioning technique and judgment processes to facilitate continuous learning. This service is suitable for both group training and individual study and is also being developed to assist in inter-professional communications, such as nurse handovers and information transfers to physicians using techniques like SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation).

Please note that since the features are still in development, alterations may occur before the final release.

Future Developments

OPQRST plans to escalate its support for educational institutions, enhancing functionalities such as learning history visualization and quantitative assessment indicators to improve educational outcomes. Corporate plans are adaptable to meet the specific needs of high schools, vocational schools, universities, and training hospitals. Further detailed statistics regarding implementation and features will be revealed progressively.

OPQRST Nurse aims to provide new learning environments within nursing schools, colleges, and healthcare facilities. This platform is particularly valuable for nursing students lacking confidence in patient dialogues and newly graduated nurses eager to enhance their skills. OPQRST Nurse supports comprehensive skill development, from information gathering to inter-professional communication.

Detailed information concerning specific offerings and plans for utilization will be provided as they are finalized.

About OPQRST

- Company Name: OPQRST Co., Ltd. (Startup enterprise from Chiba University)
- Headquarters: 2F-C Shibuya Dogenzaka Tokyu Building, 1-10-8 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
- Representative: CEO Ikutaka Yagita, M.D.
- Founded: February 2024
- Business Activities: WEB services aimed at medical information provision, and support for clinical education and research.
- Website: OPQRST Official Site