Escaping the Classroom: Replacing Traditional Lecture With Interactive Learning Stations in Nursing Education

The daily evolution of the nursing profession has charged nurse educators to be innovative and creative in their teaching strategies, with the goal of engaging and motivating students and promoting lifelong learning. Educational escape rooms use multiple teaching/learning strategies, such as problem-based learning, flipping the classroom, and gamification, to engage learners and promote active learning. The educational escape room experience provides a way to engage and empower nursing students and assist in meeting learning objectives. This article describes an interactive educational escape activity for hematologic disorders.