Development of A Needs Assessment

1.Review the case study below. 2.Consider the the three levels of a needs assessment; the organization, the job or task at hand, and the individual employee. Consider the questions, What is the purpose of the needs assessment? Is it individual based, unit based, or organization based? Is the need a national, state or institutional initiative? 3.Use the six steps in conducting a needs assessment found in the Staff development nursing secret article on p 67. 4.Identify the person or persons who has an interest in the assessment, and who needs to be included in the planning, implementation, and evaluation process. 5.Determine the resources you will need to implement the assessment; human and financial. 6.Select the format(s) you intend to use to gather your data, provide rationale based upon the evidence found in the literature. Once you select the method you intend to use to gather data, develop appropriate questions/statement etc. 7.Identify your target audience(s). 8.Time frame the needs assessment. 9.Propose possible findings based on your format and questions/statements. 10.Identify how you will analyze and evaluate your results so you can share them with the planning committee. 11.Prepare a 3-4 page paper (the page limit does not include the title or reference page) using APA 6th ed guidelines. The use of 1st and 2nd level headings will help with organizing your content. See rubric for Development of a Needs Assessment CASE STUDY: At the last nursing department leadership meeting, the charge nurses and nurse managers were discussing the current and future state of the two medical/surgical nursing units. In discussing the current state of the nursing units – it was observed that there was an upward trend in central line and indwelling catheter infections. In an open discussion, it was noted that four new initiatives designed to decrease the incidence of infection were recently launched simultaneously. Some of the nurse leaders commented that it was confusing for the staff that all four initiatives were rolled out simultaneously. One of the charge nurses made the comment that there was confusion regarding expectations of performance, changes in practice, and the new procedures, since the four initiatives were implemented. The topic then switched to future state of the units where there was much discussion about what were the educational needs and priorities of the staff. Use the general information above to develop a needs assessment. Required Reading: O’Shea, K.L (2002). Staff development nursing secrets. Philadelphia: Hanley & Belfus, Inc. Resources: Johnson, R,H., & Puglia, C. (2012). Designing a needs assessment survey for clinical nurse educators. Journal for Nurses in Staff Development, 28, 225-228. Johnson-Hanson, K.S. (2012). Nursing department education needs assessment. Journal for Nurses in Staff Development, 28(5),222-224. Websites: http://www(dot)nursing(dot)pitt(dot)edu/academics/ce/learning_needs_assessment.jsp (needs assessment example) http://www(dot)go2itech(dot)org/HTML/TT06/toolkit/assessment/index.html (needs assessment assignment) Development of a Needs Assessment criteria 1. Identifies the purpose for the needs assessment, key persons with interest in the assessment, and resources needed, supports with evidence 2.Selects format(s) for administering needs assessment with rational 3. Identifies appropriate questions/statements for data gathering 4. Identifies the target audience and provides rationale 5. Propose possible findings and identify how data will be analyzed and evaluation methods 6. Follows the six steps in conducting a needs assessment. Content meets and/or exceeds all assignment requirements. Rationale and analysis is grounded in evidence and referenced. Content is organized and promotes clarity and comprehension. the attachment is a student example