Anesthesia Adventures: Gamifying Nurse Anesthesia Education for Enhanced Learning (1 Class A CE)

Are your current teaching strategies reaching your Gen Z learners? This generation of nurse anesthesia learners prefers interactivity, games, and immediate feedback. Gamification may be the answer to your problem of disinterested and lackluster learners! We’ll discuss how gamification enhances the learner experience and may improve course/program outcomes. Not a naturally fun or creative person?? No problem! You will leave this session equipped with ideas for how to incorporate gamification in your program based on the presenters’ experiences. We will describe how we used a “Survivor” themed game to improve student perceptions of the learning experience during a hands-on regional anesthesia intensive, a free gaming app for board review, and how we spiced up our oral board reviews. The benefits of gamification discussed include increased motivation to learn, maximizing knowledge retention, increased participation, improved exam performance, faster problem-solving, and less cramming. We will end with an interactive discussion with the audience so you can share your innovative ideas and experiences with your colleagues.