Educational Needs Analysis for Enhancing Cancer Survivor Nursing Care of Community Nurses

Background/Objectives: The support of healthcare professionals can affect the improvement of cancer survivors' self-management ability. Community nurses in charge of primary health care can play a positive role in the management of cancer survivors because they meet with cancer survivors in various areas and have basic knowledge of oncology. This study aimed to assess the educational needs and analyze the priorities of a cancer survivor nursing care education program for community nurses. Methods: An online survey was conducted on 164 nurses working in public health centers in South Korea from 5 February to 24 February 2024. A 25-item questionnaire was used to measure community nurses' perceived knowledge and perceived importance of cancer survivor care. The educational needs analysis was conducted using the Borich needs assessment and the Locus for Focus model. Results: The highest priority content areas were as follows: economic support and related insurance systems, second primary cancer screening, physical rehabilitation after cancer treatment, diet and nutrition, complications of cancer treatment, returning to work, physical and mental problems of a cancer patient's family, and providing training materials and information on cancer. Conclusions: The results suggest that community nurses' educational needs extend beyond direct clinical care to include care coordination and resource-linkage roles. Because these priorities were based on nurses' perceived educational needs rather than needs grounded in clinical practice, future educational programs should be developed to address these needs while also strengthening community nurses' clinical reasoning competencies.