Escape the Room

Innovative Approaches to Interprofessional Education

Kutzin, Jared M. DNP, RN, FSSH

Dr. Kutzin is Director of Simulation, Emergency Department, Mount Sinai Hospital, and Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.

The author has disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

Address correspondence to Jared M. Kutzin, DNP, RN, FSSH, Director of Simulation, Emergency Department, Mount Sinai Hospital, and Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1149, NY 10029; e-mail: [email protected].

Received December 12, 2018

Accepted March 27, 2019

Journal of Nursing Education 58(8):p 474-480, August 01, 2019. | DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20190719-07

Background:

Correctly leveling simulation scenarios for health professional students has posed a challenge for simulation educators teaching teamwork and communication skills. In addition, licensed health professionals may come to simulation-based scenarios with a predisposed hierarchy, preventing them from effectively learning the importance of teamwork and communication.

Method:

Using a simulation center environment for an escape room scenario allows educators to teach about teamwork and communication concepts via “edutain ment” (i.e., educational entertainment).

Results:

Employing escape room-type learning activities is an effective method to expose learners to teamwork and communication concepts without requiring them to use clinical knowledge and can teach teamwork and communication concepts in a unique and exciting way.

Conclusion:

Escape room scenarios are a novel way to teach interprofessional health students about teamwork and communication. This article describes how a simulation center planned, implemented, and evaluated an escape room scenario with a group of learners. [J Nurs Educ. 2019;58(8):474–480.]