Escape Room: Educational tool for staff nurse education.
• Escape rooms can be used for annual staff nurse education. • The escape room included 14 challenges and 13 locked boxes/bags. • Escape rooms provide a fun and unique way to promote teamwork and problem-solving. Each year, education is provided to enhance and reinforce staff nurses' knowledge and e...
| Published in: | Clinical Simulation in Nursing Vol. 117 |
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| Format: | research Journal Article |
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Elsevier B.V.
Aug2026
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