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Noori Akhtar-Danesh¹, Ruta K Valaitis, Ruth Schofield

¹School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. daneshn@mcmaster.ca

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Area of Science:

Nursing Education
Professional Development
Healthcare Policy

Background:

Continuing professional development is crucial for healthcare practitioners.
Professional competencies often guide learning needs assessments.
The Canadian Community Health Nursing Standards of Practices (CCHN Standards) were established in 2003, but nurses' preparedness remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a valid and reliable learning needs assessment questionnaire for community health nurses (CHNs).
To evaluate the consistency of factors underpinning the CCHN Standards.
To provide a feasible measurement tool for large groups of practitioners.

Main Methods:

Development of a learning needs assessment questionnaire for CHNs.
Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses to examine CCHN Standards.
Evaluation of questionnaire validity and reliability.

Main Results:

A valid and reliable questionnaire for CHN learning needs assessment was developed.
Factor analyses confirmed the structure of the CCHN Standards.
The questionnaire is suitable for assessing learning needs in large practitioner groups.

Conclusions:

The developed questionnaire effectively measures the learning needs of CHNs.
It supports evidence-based continuing professional development.
The tool addresses the need for feasible, large-scale assessment in nursing education.