Game On: Evaluating the Impact of Gamification in Nursing Orientation on Motivation and Knowledge Retention

: The purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to determine if implementing gamification teaching methodologies in nondigital format into nursing orientation has a positive effect on orientees' motivation and knowledge retention. The study included a convenience sample of 152 registered nurses who attended the nursing orientation class at a Midwestern acute care facility. This study found that gamification had a positive effect on the orientees' motivation and knowledge retention.