Game On! Improving Learning Engagement Among Massachusetts School Nurses Through Gamification.

Area of Science:

• Healthcare education
• Learning sciences
• Regulatory compliance

Background:

• Healthcare professionals require thorough understanding of practice-governing laws and regulations.
• Traditional training methods for legal and regulatory compliance can be unengaging and ineffective.
• Learner interest and knowledge retention are often suboptimal in dense, tedious training formats.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore the potential of gamification in enhancing healthcare professionals' learning experience with legal and regulatory training.
• To assess gamification's impact on learner engagement, ease of use, and knowledge retention.
• To provide a scalable solution for improving compliance education.

Main Methods:

• Review of gamification principles and their application in adult education.
• Analysis of existing gamified training modules in healthcare or related fields.
• Case study or simulation of a gamified legal/regulatory training scenario.

Main Results:

• Gamification significantly increases learner engagement and motivation compared to traditional methods.
• Interactive game elements improve understanding and recall of complex legal and regulatory information.
• Improved ease of use and sustained knowledge retention observed in gamified training.

Conclusions:

• Gamification offers a promising strategy to transform mandatory healthcare compliance training.
• Implementing gamified elements can lead to more effective and enjoyable learning experiences.
• This approach supports better adherence to laws and regulations through improved knowledge.