Using an Escape Room Game in Teaching the Critical Care Nursing Course

A teacher will begin with a 1.5-hour lecture, followed by an escape room game to reinforce learning through case studies for another 1.5 hours. The first section of the game will be a ten-minute pre-brief. The game will then begin promptly at a designated time and will be played in groups of six to seven students, with each group seated separately in a classroom. The game will last up to fifty minutes, during which all groups will be assisted to complete puzzles within the time limit. After the game, a fifteen-minute debriefing session will be held by the teacher, during which the students will reflect on their performance and what they learned about the cases and related topics. The teacher will finally provide feedback and support to the groups during this session.

Students in the comparison group will also receive a 1.5 hour lecture which is the same as those in the intervention group. Another 1.5 hour is a case-based learning session, with six sessions in total over six weeks. The case-based learning sessions will include a pre-brief, teamwork, and debrief, and will be facilitated by the same teacher and teaching assistant and will primarily be provided with paper-based case studies.