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Break the ice with bingo

HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, January 22, 2008

If you're striving to achieve ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® (MRP) designation, but need advice about how to get your MRP steering committee members talking during the first meeting, the perfect ice breaker is human bingo. This technique worked for Michele Wilmoth, BSN, RN, MRP coordinator at Akron Children's Hospital in Akron, OH, which received MRP designation in 2007. 

To play human bingo, create a bingo card that features squares describing certain characteristics or preferences of staff members. The descriptions should be unrelated to work (e.g., favorite color is purple, rides a motorcycle, enjoys vacationing in Mexico). Have the steering committee members take five minutes at the beginning of the meeting to get as many squares signed as possible with the correct members' names, and the first member who shouts bingo ends the activity. To get the group interacting even more, have the bingo winner share a few of the signatures in the squares. 

Wilmoth says after the game, the ice has been broken and you can focus on beginning the journey. "[I] review what MRP designation is and ask everyone why they want to become part of the steering committee, define the goals for the group, and create a specific timeframe to achieve the goals," says Wilmoth.

Source: Michele Wilmoth, BSN, RN, Magnet Recognition Program® coordinator

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