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Using Video Games to Train Nurses

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How Video Games Are Being Used to Train Nurses

Whether you’re into retro games like Pac-Man, Centipede, or Asteroids, or prefer modern titles like World of Warcraft, Call of Duty, or Madden NFL, there’s something undeniably exciting about leveling up or hitting a new high score.

At Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, leaders have taken that excitement one step further—by using video games as an innovative way to train nurses.

Susan Finlayson, DNP, RN-NE-BC, Senior Vice President of Operations, and Stacey Brull, DNP, RN, NE-BC, Senior Director of Research, Education, and Nursing Informatics, shared how gaming is helping their nursing teams build skills and knowledge in new, engaging ways.

👉 Read their full Q&A on DailyNurse.

Springer Publishing Editorial Staff
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