The application of an escape room teaching method on the training for ICU new nurses: a quasi-experimental study.

Background: There is a severe shortage of intensive care nurses worldwide, and training a qualified ICU nurse is hard since it takes a very long time to accumulate the intensive care knowledge and skills needed. This study aimed to examine the effect of an escape room teaching method on teamwork attitudes and intensive care knowledge of ICU new nurses, their satisfaction with, and willingness to participate in escape room training.

Methods: A convenience sampling approach was utilized to enlist new nurses from April 2023 to March 2024 in China.