Educational Needs Assessment and Analysis

Paper Summary:

In this article, the writer notes that an educational needs assessment identifies the gaps between the knowledge, skills and abilities or competencies people have and those they need to do their work. The writer then discusses a needs assessment that was conducted on registered nurses working for Winthrop University Hospital, on a combined general and intensive care pediatric unit. The writer concludes that a need for mock codes on the pediatric unit at Winthrop Hospital was identified. Direct observation and informal interviews confirmed this need. The writer maintains that there are institutional forces both in favor and acting against this idea and it must meet the approval of those in a certain chain of command within Winthrop's nursing and education departments. The writer concludes that this project will prove beneficial to all those who participate.

Outline:
Introduction
Institution
Sample
Data and Analysis
Institutional Forces
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"A select sample of six registered nurses, one of whom is an assistant nurse manager, from the pediatric unit was chosen. These six were chosen to be the representative sample of thirty full time registered nurses, two nursing educators and three nursing managers. Of these six, four are new graduates, recently hired for the unit, one is a staff member of seven years who deals strictly with general pediatrics and one is a manager who functioned as a staff nurse for twelve years in both the general pediatric and pediatric critical care setting. After the sample had been chosen, data was collected and analyzed regarding the educational needs of the unit."

Sample of Sources Used:

• AHR, (2004). Learning and development training: Learning needs assessment. Retrieved March 15, 2004 from website Http://www.FAA.gov/ahr/super/learn/training_needs.cfm
• Bastable, S., (2003). Nurse as educator. Jones and Bartlett Publishers: Sudsbury, MA.
• Winthrop University Hospital, (2004). About us. Retrieved March 18, 2004 from Website Http://www.Winthrop.org

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