… The first step in such a process is to conduct a needs assessment. NPs are registered nurses
with advanced education and experience who are trained and qualified to diagnose and …

… the assessment of training needs approach need assessment from … assessment to be carried
out (McCehee & Thayer 1961; Boydell 1976; Bramley 1991). Models for needs assessment …

… practitioner was defined as a physician (MD), a physician assistant (PA), or a nurse practitioner
(… care practitioners (two physicians, two nurse practitioners, and one physician assistant). …

… relevance to the present study is the introduction of nurse practitioners (NP) to primary …
assess the criticality of the task to the successful performance of the nurse practitioner’s role…

… Transitioning from student to nurse practitioner can be challenging, prompting a need to …
curriculum by assessing knowledge needs among recent nurse practitioner graduates for …

Purpose To report findings from a survey, analysis, and evaluation of the frequency and
criticality of clinical skills and procedures (CSPs) used by nurse practitioners (NPs). In addition, …

… assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) in trauma and … baseline assessment of the
academic and professional needs … Likert scale questions were incorporated to assess level of …

… Needs Assessment A needs assessment is a systematic process of identifying unmet needs
and priorities of a sample … A needs assessment can be used to identify: 1) the specific …

… , a unique training needs assessment instrument was … needs as opposed to the standard
wish-list typically elicited. Secondly, it did not rely simply on the self-reported needs of the nurse …

… design characteristics, is commonly used to assess quality. A modified quality scale informed
by the Jadad scale was developed to better assess the quality of studies (both RCTs and …