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A Surgical Services Learning Needs Assessment
Author(s) -
Piatkowski Carol A.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)63657-0
Subject(s) - subspecialty , needs assessment , medical education , special needs , interpersonal communication , medicine , variety (cybernetics) , identification (biology) , psychology , nursing , computer science , family medicine , social psychology , social science , botany , artificial intelligence , psychiatry , sociology , biology
ABSTRACT Staff development educators are challenged to meet the learning needs of a variety of subspecialties within surgical services departments. A formal learning needs assessment survey, based on the individual self‐fulfillment model, provides a means to identify the educational needs of staff members. Using questionnaires constructed for various types of staff members within a surgical services department, the author assessed staff members' clinical, interpersonal, and sociopolitical learning needs. The response rate was 56%, and the identified needs were legal issues, research, equipment (eg, ultrasonic aspirators, pressure monitors), and procedures (eg, cerebral aneurysm repairs, arteriovenous malformation corrections). Limitations included self‐identification of needs and a low response rate from one subspecialty; however, the author concludes that the survey format provides an effective means of identifying staff members' learning needs. AORN J 62 (Aug 1995) 251‐254.