Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Learning Needs Assessment for Nursing Professional Development Practitioners

J Nurses Prof Dev. 2024 Mar-Apr;40(2):68-74. doi: 10.1097/NND.0000000000001025. Epub 2023 Dec 19.

Abstract

The purpose of this descriptive study was to highlight how a system-level education department operationalized the 2022 Association for Nursing Professional Development Scope and Standards of Practice into a learning needs assessment (LNA) survey. This was a collaborative approach to LNA design, implementation, and evaluation. The LNA conducted among nursing professional development practitioners determined areas for educational improvement, barriers to nursing professional development, and identified standards and competencies critical to improving knowledge acquisition.

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Competence
  • Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate*
  • Educational Status
  • Humans
  • Learning*
  • Needs Assessment