A Guide for Facilitating an Escape Room for Undergraduate Nursing Students
Abstract
Background: Nurse educators continue to look for innovative teaching modalities to meet the needs of the Generation Z learner. Escape rooms, an interactive game where participants use clues to complete a mission and escape a room, have begun to be utilized in the educational setting.
Method: A pediatric themed escape room was developed to orient the learner to pediatric nursing and to prepare the learner for their clinical rotation. The steps for an educator to facilitate an effective escape room are to determine the goal, write objectives, plan the scenario, gather the equipment, prepare the escape room, facilitated the scenario, and evaluate the scenario.
Results: A simulation escape room was an effective modality to orient the learner to a specialty clinical environment such as a pediatric setting. This successful innovation was well received by students with positive examples of application.
Conclusion: A pediatric themed escape room is an innovative teaching modality to integrate into your curriculum to meet the needs of the Generation Z learner.
College
College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Department
Nursing
Start Date
4-19-2023 11:00 AM
End Date
4-19-2023 11:19 AM
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Format of Presentation or Performance
In-Person
A Guide for Facilitating an Escape Room for Undergraduate Nursing Students
Background: Nurse educators continue to look for innovative teaching modalities to meet the needs of the Generation Z learner. Escape rooms, an interactive game where participants use clues to complete a mission and escape a room, have begun to be utilized in the educational setting.
Method: A pediatric themed escape room was developed to orient the learner to pediatric nursing and to prepare the learner for their clinical rotation. The steps for an educator to facilitate an effective escape room are to determine the goal, write objectives, plan the scenario, gather the equipment, prepare the escape room, facilitated the scenario, and evaluate the scenario.
Results: A simulation escape room was an effective modality to orient the learner to a specialty clinical environment such as a pediatric setting. This successful innovation was well received by students with positive examples of application.
Conclusion: A pediatric themed escape room is an innovative teaching modality to integrate into your curriculum to meet the needs of the Generation Z learner.
