Ryan Batenhorst, EdD, NRP
Director of the Department of Paramedicine
Creighton University
Dr. Batenhorst’s career in Paramedicine clinically was primarily emergent 911 response in large urban areas such as Lincoln, Nebraska; Orlando, Florida; and Johnson County, Kansas. Dr. Batenhorst earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Leadership Studies from Bellevue University, a Master of Education (MEd) degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Nebraska Wesleyan University, and a Doctor of Education (EdD) degree in Interdisciplinary Leadership from Creighton University. Dr. Batenhorst serves as the Director of Paramedicine Education at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska.

Presenting at the Nexus Summit:

An interprofessional escape room activity teaches teamwork through collaboration with other health professionals while allowing students to gain knowledge in a gamified environment. This presentation reviews the development and implementation of an escape room for nurse practitioner and paramedicine students. Interprofessional pairs of nurse practitioner and paramedicine students were tasked with addressing the medical needs of a simulated critical care patient by solving puzzles and looking for clues to escape the emergency room’s trauma bay under the pressure of the clock and competition…