Surveying hospital nurses to discover educational needs and preferences.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The author investigated the educational needs of nurses in an American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet hospital to determine topics of interest, instruction time and delivery preferences, and interest in a research information skills certificate provided by the library.

Methods

A 9-question survey was distributed to 1,500 nursing staff of the hospital through email.

Results

Surveys were completed by 865 respondents, which represented a response rate of 58%. The majority of respondents were registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and paramedics (81%), and day-shift workers (65%). For education topics, nursing staff placed the highest priority on finding health-related mobile apps for professionals and developing evidence-based research skills. For mo

SUBMITTER: Lindsay JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5490699 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature