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Code Cracked: Using Artificial Intelligence to Transform Nursing Case Studies Into Virtual Escape Rooms
The Journal of nursing education, Vol.online ahead of print
04/27/2026
PMID: 42043341
Web of Science ID: WOS:001755269400001
Abstract
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming nursing education by offering innovative strategies to support clinical judgment, engagement, and competency development.
This project integrated an AI platform to generate escape-room prompts and NCLEX-style questions that were embedded into virtual unfolding case studies for undergraduate nursing students. The AI-generated scenarios included evidence-based clinical challenges and branching decision-making pathways, which were customized by faculty and incorporated into the gamified virtual environment.
Preliminary findings showed increased student engagement, perceived knowledge retention, and strengthened collaboration skills based on faculty observation, student feedback, and cohort-level examination performance comparisons across academic terms.
AI-enhanced virtual escape rooms represent a promising, faculty-guided instructional strategy that enriches unfolding case-based learning while supporting the development of clinical judgment, teamwork, and communication in undergraduate nursing education.
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- Title
- Code Cracked
- Publication Details
- The Journal of nursing education, Vol.online ahead of print
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Healio
- Number of pages
- 3
- Copyright
- Copyright 2026, SLACK Incorporated.
- Identifiers
- WOS:001755269400001; 99381761852206600
- Academic Unit
- School of Nursing; Usha Kundu, MD College of Health
- Language
- English