Medsafe

prototype of a virtual game on the preparation and administration of medications

Abstract

Objective: to build and validate a virtual learning object configured as a digital
simulation game about the medication administration process. Method: a
methodological study that presents the process of construction and validation of
an educational game. After the construction of the prototype, questionnaires were
applied to validate quality content and usability. Seven lecturers participated in
the research as judges and five Nursing students as representatives of the target
audience. Data were analyzed based on the content validity index and on the level of
agreement between the items of the created scales. Results: after the creation stages
of the game entitled MedSafe, lecturers were invited as judges for content validation,
obtaining an index of 0.78. The quality assessment was performed by the target
audience and proved a satisfactory mean value. In the usability evaluation, in which
lecturers and students participated, a low level of agreement was reached, reinforcing
the need for improvements in the game system. Conclusions: the prototype of
the MedSafe game demonstrated its potential to be used in the teaching of the
medication administration process and, from the results of this prototyping stage,
modifications will be made and will allow for the improvement of the game that will
be applied in future research studies.