%0 Journal Article
%T Exploring Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Experiences with Escape Room–Based Assessment of Basic Nursing Skills: A Qualitative Study
%A Helena Guerreiro Baptista
%A Carolina Moraes
%J Journal of Integrative Nursing and Palliative Care
%@ 3006-5550
%D 2023
%V 4
%N 1
%R 10.51847/EUR7iRmCVQ
%P 100-107
%X Escape rooms have gained popularity as innovative educational tools in recent years. Despite this, traditional Chinese nursing education remains largely teacher-centered, and research on the use of escape room–based teaching methods in nursing education is limited. This study represents a preliminary application of escape rooms to assess basic nursing skills, aiming to explore undergraduate nursing students’ experiences with escape room–style evaluations through qualitative interviews. A descriptive phenomenological approach was employed to conduct in-depth interviews with 12 undergraduate nursing students who participated in an escape room scenario for basic nursing skills assessment. The collected data were systematically analyzed using Colaizzi’s seven-step method. Analysis identified two primary themes—learning experience and learning feedback—along with five related sub-themes. The sub-themes included creating a relaxed learning environment, enhancing motivation, fostering teamwork and a collaborative learning community, integrating theory with practice, cultivating critical thinking, refining assessment design, and incorporating teacher feedback and review sessions. Escape room–based teaching was positively received, offering a combination of enjoyment, interaction, and relaxation while supporting key educational objectives such as promoting student initiative, teamwork, and critical thinking. Future refinements to escape room activities may further enhance knowledge consolidation and skill development in nursing education.
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