Theresa Jizba, DNP, AGACNP-BC , ACHNP
Assistant Professor
Creighton University
Theresa Jizba, DNP, AGACNP-BC, ACHPN, is a palliative care nurse practitioner and assistant professor at Creighton University, where she teaches advanced pathophysiology to all graduate-level nursing students. Dr. Jizba is a member of the Center for Interprofessional Practice, Education, and Research at Creighton, catalyzing interprofessional education and practice between Creighton University students, patients, and providers in medical settings. Through her research, Dr. Jizba aims to explore innovative educational strategies focused on teaching interprofessional collaboration to improve patient outcomes. Dr. Jizba holds concurrent employment as a palliative medicine nurse practitioner at Nebraska Methodist Hospital and is an active member of the Nebraska Palliative Care and Quality of Life Advisory Council. Her interests include interprofessional simulation, primary palliative care education, and advocacy for palliative care services.

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…