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Background: Gamification provides nursing students with a setting in which they can practice clinical reasoning and decision making in a realistic and secure way. The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of gamification on decision making in nursing students. Method: A quasi-experimental study was performed with a control group and an experimental group. A convenience sample was used to select the participants. A total of 191 nursing students participated. Participants were randomly assigned to one of the groups. Results: On comparing the control group and experimental group, statistically significant differences were found in the following patterns: vigilance, buck passing, and procrastination. Conclusion: Using gamification as part of nursing education increases satisfaction, creative thinking, and control, among other aspects, with little to no negative effects throughout the experience, which has a significant impact on decision making. [ J Nurs Educ . 2019;58(12):718–722.]

Background In the current pandemic situation, glove disinfection is a process that can be used to care for the same patient or when removing personal protective equipment. For this reason, it is necessary to check compatibility data of the glove with the disinfectant product in glove disinfection. Aim To test the resistance of nitrile gloves to different disinfectant solutions. Methods To analyze the resistance of nitrile gloves, firstly, the gloves were exposed to the disinfectant. The exposure to the disinfectant was analyzed comparing the control group (untreated glove) with the others. For the tensile test, the thickness of each test specimen was measured with a micrometer .100% powder-free nitrile gloves, composed of nitrile Butadiene rubber (NBR) compounds, were used. The 7 most commonly used disinfectant solutions in the healthcare field were selected. Findings A bleach solution did decrease breaking load, although to a lesser extent than disinfectants that contain ethanol in their composition. Conclusion With the methods used, we have determined the influence that various disinfectants have on nitrile gloves, finding that those which contain alcohol cause a decrease in breaking load.

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