This vs That

What it is

This vs That is an NCLEX classroom showdown for the big screen. Contestants pick names and avatars, then a clinical scenario appears with two choices: THIS or THAT. Analyze the vitals, ABCs, and safety data and make the call in 30 seconds.

Play Hot seat (one contestant per round) or Everyone plays (all contestants answer every round on keyboard buzzers). Correct answers earn 10 points plus a speed bonus of up to 10 more. Wrong answers lose 5, and the rationale stays locked until the timer runs out unless the instructor reveals it early.

There are 70 high-yield NCLEX cases across the topics you pick. Answer sides shuffle every game, and the top score is crowned Clinical Reasoning Master on the podium.

What you'll learn

• Fast decisions between two plausible actions
• Reading vitals, ABCs, and safety data quickly
• Common NCLEX this-or-that traps
• The rationale behind every call

How it helps you

NCLEX tests clinical judgment, using NCSBN's Clinical Judgment Measurement Model. Every NURSYN game is built on the nursing process. This vs That works these ADPIE steps: Diagnosis, Implementation.

• Covers Diagnosis and Implementation: decide what is happening, then pick the action
• Two close choices train the NCJMM generate solutions and take action steps
• Speed scoring builds confident, quick recall
• Rationale screens make every round a class debrief

How to play

1. Set contestants, mode, rounds, timer, and topics
2. Each contestant picks a name and avatar
3. Read the scenario and pick THIS or THAT before 30 seconds run out
4. Review the rationale after each round
5. Crown the winner on the podium

Clinical topics covered

Sources

The clinical content and the teaching approach behind this game line up with these references.

1. NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement ModelNCSBN. The framework NCSBN uses to measure clinical judgment and decision making on the NCLEX.
2. 2026 NCLEX-RN Test PlanNational Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN). The official blueprint for what the NCLEX-RN covers, organized by Client Needs.
3. Test-enhanced learning: Taking memory tests improves long-term retention (Roediger and Karpicke, 2006). Psychological Science, 17(3), 249-255Psychological Science. Practice testing beat restudying for retention 2 days and 1 week later.
4. Game-thinking: utilizing serious games and gamification in nursing education, a systematic review and meta-analysis (Nylén-Eriksen et al., 2025). BMC Medical EducationBMC Medical Education. Pooled studies show serious games and gamification work in nursing education, with the strongest benefit for knowledge and a more modest effect on skills.