Group games can be used in nursing school classrooms to keep students entertained and require them to interact with each other. Students could play Jeopardy. The questions would be based on required textbook information. Students might be required to explain more about the subject than just providing the question to the answer. Another game is Family Feud. It requires students to work together and against each other to win.
Printable games can be used as teaching activities in nursing school, even though they don't require student interaction. They are a fun way to learn necessary information without having to listen to a teacher all day. One printable game could be crossword puzzles. The clues could be about diseases or vocabulary words. Other printable games include Memory or Bingo. Templates can be made of these games and clues or words changed at any time.
Role-playing games put the students into a situation that requires them to react appropriately. In nursing school, role-playing can prepare students for the unexpected moments at work. Some nursing schools have high-tech mannequins that can be set to have symptoms of certain ailments. One might have a heart attack, for example. Students are given "jobs" as registered nurse (RN), licensed practical nurse (LPN) and assistant. They must work together, play their roles and help the patient.
In nursing school, students learn how to talk to patients and how to keep appropriate distance. Students learn how to perform daily tasks such as taking temperature, changing bed pans or moving patients from one bed to another. These lessons can be taught by students practicing on another student who is pretending to be a patient.