title: A strategy to identify the learning needs of staff nurses.
abstract: Rapidly changing technology and the trend toward specialization make continuing education (CE) vital for today's nurses. Various methods to assess CE needs of nurses are described in the literature. This article outlines an assessment strategy implemented to determine staff nurses' perceptions of their learning needs. In addition, head nurses and clinical directors were surveyed regarding their perceptions of the staff nurses' learning needs. The chosen strategy used limited resources to contact a large number of nurses within a short time frame. Results indicated that the three groups surveyed perceived similar learning needs for staff nurses.
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Banfield
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brooks
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires