TY  - JOUR
T1  - Exploring Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Experiences with Escape Room–Based Assessment of Basic Nursing Skills: A Qualitative Study
A1  - Helena Guerreiro Baptista
A1  - Carolina Moraes
JF  - Journal of Integrative Nursing and Palliative Care
JO  - J Integr Nurs Palliat Care
SN  - 3006-5550
Y1  - 2023
VL  - 4
IS  - 1
DO  - 10.51847/EUR7iRmCVQ
SP  - 100
EP  - 107
N2  - 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.
UR  - https://journalinpc.com/article/exploring-undergraduate-nursing-students-experiences-with-escape-roombased-assessment-of-basic-nur-rgfepoijqxvr2q7
ER  -