Escape Room for Patient Safety Training in Nursing Students

Fenerbahce University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Patient Safety; Nursing Education

Treatments: Other: Escape Room-Based Teaching Method on Patient Safety

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07179367

24/286

Details and patient eligibility

About

Ensuring patient safety is a cornerstone of nursing practice, and its foundation is established during nursing education. This study aims to empower senior nursing students to develop self-efficacy in patient safety practices through the "Escape Room" teaching method.

The study was conducted with senior nursing students from February to May 2024. Data were collected using the Student Information Form, Patient Safety Self-Efficacy Questionnaire, and Satisfaction with Training Methods Scale. The escape room was structured in three phases-prebriefing, simulation, and debriefing-following INACSL standards.

The average age of the participants was 23.5, and 43.5% had previously completed an elective course on patient safety. Analyses revealed that students spent the most time, averaging 2.59 minutes, in the room dedicated to information questions. The average self-efficacy score before the intervention was 61.26, which increased to 71.32 after the intervention, and participants reported a high level of satisfaction.

The study's findings indicate that patient safety-themed escape room training significantly enhances students' self-efficacy in patient safety, as well as their overall satisfaction and motivation.

Enrollment: 95 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being 18 years of age or older
• Being a fourth-year nursing student at the Faculty of Nursing
• Completion of all data collection forms in full
• Volunteering to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• Staying in the escape room for more than 6 minutes in each room
• Not providing informed consent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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95 participants in 1 patient group

escape room training group

Experimental group

Description:

This group consisted of fourth-year nursing students who received a patient safety-themed escape room training intervention. The simulation was structured in three phases: prebriefing, escape room activity, and debriefing. During prebriefing, students were oriented to the simulation environment and informed about patient safety principles. The escape room simulation consisted of three rooms designed according to INACSL standards, including scenarios on medication safety, maternal-infant care, and intensive care. Each room contained a mix of knowledge-based and skill-based tasks. After the simulation, a structured debriefing session was conducted using the PEARLS method to promote reflective learning. The intervention aimed to improve students' self-efficacy in patient safety practices and their satisfaction with the training method.

Treatment:

Other: Escape Room-Based Teaching Method on Patient Safety