Using Gamification to Engage Clinical Nurses in Quality Improvement

Bonn, Jennifer; Mulkey, David; Goers, Jama

doi:10.1097/nnd.0000000000000898

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“…Gamification has been utilized in medical education contexts, 27 – 29 but only sparingly in quality improvement contexts. 30 , 31 Vax the Max was developed after the primary and secondary drivers for increasing inpatient COVID-19 vaccination rates were explored (Figure 2 ). Residents were informed of this intervention during the in-person orientation to their rotation at the hospital.…”

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Vax the Max, a Gamification Intervention for COVID-19 Vaccination Task Engagement in the Inpatient Setting

Raikhel

Blau

Alberty

et al. 2022

American Journal of Medical Quality

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The development of vaccines for SARS-CoV-2 has offered game-changing protection from severe disease and death from COVID-19. Despite efforts to vaccinate individuals in the ambulatory setting, a sizable minority of the US population remains unvaccinated for COVID-19. For unvaccinated patients, hospitalization for non-COVID-19 illness offers another opportunity for vaccination. In the summer of 2021, the authors noted that COVID-19 vaccination rate for medicine inpatients at their hospital had fallen to 5.3 vaccine doses administered per 4-week block. In response, they created Vax the Max, a gamification program of COVID-19 vaccination tasks where internal medicine resident teams were awarded points for completing these tasks. Residents were anonymously surveyed after participation. The hospital demonstrated higher rates of administering the initial COVID-19 vaccine dose and completing the vaccine series in the inpatient setting per 4-week plan-do-study-act cycle after implementation of Vax the Max (5.3 versus 8.8 doses per plan-do-study-act cycle). Among residents, 76.8% reported that Vax the Max spurred their COVID-19 task engagement, and 66% reported that a similar gamification model could be utilized for a different clinical task in the future. An increase was observed in the COVID-19 vaccination rate for medicine inpatients after launching the Vax the Max competition. This occurred in the setting of resident turnover every 4 weeks, which normally makes practice sustainment more challenging. Despite this, a high degree of engagement was produced by itinerant residents. There is potential to explore similar gamification approaches involving resident physicians in areas of quality improvement and patient safety.

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Vax the Max, a Gamification Intervention for COVID-19 Vaccination Task Engagement in the Inpatient Setting

Raikhel

Blau

Alberty

et al. 2022

American Journal of Medical Quality

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“…The ARCS model asserts that motivation to learn is enhanced when (a) learner attention is activated, (b) the knowledge gained is relevant to the learner’s goals, (c) the learner believes they will successfully complete the learning task, and (d) the learner anticipates and experiences a satisfying or positive outcome. Keller’s model has been used in studies of prelicensure nursing student education (Gormley et al, 2012; Stockdale et al, 2019), as well as in some recent examinations of motivational design in professional nurse education (Bonn et al, 2022; Woolwine et al, 2019). Woolwine et al (2019) applied the ARCS model of motivational design in their development of a gamified nurse onboarding event, finding significant positive correlations to the improvement of learner motivation ( p < .05).…”

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Development and Implementation of a Game-Based Neonatal Resuscitation Refresher Training

Billner-Garcia¹,

Spilker²

2022

J Nurses Prof Dev

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Game-based learning theory and Google Docs Editors suite were used to develop an online, self-directed neonatal resuscitation refresher training for registered nurses to improve their resuscitation knowledge and skills and enhance their learning motivation and engagement. Results indicated that a self-directed, online game-based refresher training was motivating, engaging, and improved nurses’ resuscitation knowledge and skill performance. Nurse professional development practitioners can use similar game-based online materials to enhance learning.

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A game-based multimedia application to improve the ability of clinical nurses to perform geriatric care: A randomized controlled trial

Tang,

Moser,

Tang

et al. 2024

Nurse Education Today

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Using Gamification to Engage Clinical Nurses in Quality Improvement

Cited by 5 publications

References 22 publications

Vax the Max, a Gamification Intervention for COVID-19 Vaccination Task Engagement in the Inpatient Setting

Vax the Max, a Gamification Intervention for COVID-19 Vaccination Task Engagement in the Inpatient Setting

Development and Implementation of a Game-Based Neonatal Resuscitation Refresher Training

A game-based multimedia application to improve the ability of clinical nurses to perform geriatric care: A randomized controlled trial

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