NUR 655E Topic 7 Assignment: Learning Needs Assessment

The effective nurse educator is able to use student learning needs to create specific and measurable learning outcomes for a lesson or curriculum. The purpose of this assignment is to create a learning needs assessment in order to determine learning outcomes for the topic identified for the student’s education focus. Part 1: Develop a short needs assessment of 10-20 open-ended or closed-ended questions for a learning needs assessment related to your education focus to administer to your practicum audience. Administer a learning needs assessment in your practicum setting. This data will be used to develop your lesson plan in Topic 8 assignment. Part 2: To accompany your assessment, write a 350-500 word data collection plan with the following information: 1. Explanation of data collection techniques such as the format and how you will administer the learning needs assessment to your students. 2. Description of how you will use the data collected from this learning needs assessment.