Learning needs assessment as a vehicle for integrating staff development into a professional practice model.

Full Abstract

Restructured nursing roles resulting from innovative professional practice models and participative governance systems create a demand for new and expanded competencies. The impact for nursing staff development is the concurrent requirement to develop programs that match the skill/competency requirements of nurses in emerging practice models. This article recounts how one nursing department implemented a learning needs assessment (LNA) process as a means of integrating staff development into professional nursing practice.

Author information

Author/s: Vogel, G (G); Ruppel, D L (DL); Kaufmann, C S (CS);

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of continuing education in nursing (J Contin Educ Nurs), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: -1991 Sep-Oct; vol 22 (issue 5) : pp 192-7

Dates: Created 1991/10/17; Completed 1991/10/17; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 1909720, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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