Developing and Verifying a Training Needs Assessment tool for Faculty Staff Assistants

Abstract

Nursing faculty assistants are currently faced with increasing demands to be creative and effective teachers, and productive instructors. These pressures have been derived from contemporary curriculum development, and competition in the health care institutions. The effective faculty assistants must be well-trained, have the ability to teach and develop an atmosphere that encourages students' learning. However, assessing faculty staff assistant training needs is important for both students who are seeking knowledge and competence, and also for the FSAs who are seeking for competency in knowledge and skills. Therefore, This study aimed at designing and verifying (validity and reliability) of a tool for training needs assessment of the faculty nursing assistants, through the following: designing a preliminary tool for training needs assessment for faculty staff assistants that includes needed knowledge and skills, testing varied aspects of the preliminary tool in relation to ascertain its validity, reliability, and implementing the training needs assessment tool to assess knowledge and skills of the faculty staff assistants.