Applied Nursing Research
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 138-143, May 2009

Exploring training needs of nursing staff in rural Cretan primary care settings☆

  • Adelais Markaki, APRN-BC, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social Medicine, Clinic of Social and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, 71003 Greece
    • Regional Health and Welfare System of Crete, Heraklion, 71201 Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Social Medicine, Clinic of Social and Family Medicine, University of Crete, P.O. Box 2208, Heraklion, 71003 Crete, Greece. Tel.: +30 2813 404434; fax: + 30 2813 404458.
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  • Athanasios Alegakis, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, 71003 Greece
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  • Nikos Antonakis, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Anogia Health Center, Anogia, 74051 Crete, Greece
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  • Athena Kalokerinou-Anagnostopoulou, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, Faculty of Nursing, University of Athens, Athens, 11527 Greece
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  • Christos Lionis, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social Medicine, Clinic of Social and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, 71003 Greece

Received 9 December 2008; accepted 10 December 2008.

Abstract 

The purpose of this exploratory study was to assess occupational profile, level of performance, and on-the-job training needs of nursing staff employed in all government primary health care centers in rural Crete, Greece. The translated, culturally adapted, and validated Greek version of the Training Needs Assessment questionnaire was used. There were no significant differences between 2-year degree graduates (LPNs) and 3- or 4-year degree graduates (RNs, midwives, and health visitors) in terms of importance for 28 of 30 assigned tasks, whereas level of performance did not differ in any tasks. Significant training needs were reported by all staff, mainly in research/audit and clinical skills. Systematic overview of skill deficits in relation to skill requirements should be implemented by regional health authorities to enhance delivery of on-the-job training targeting group-specific, local needs.

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☆ The authors thank Professor Carolyn Hicks from the University of Birmingham, developer of Training Needs Assessment questionnaire, for her approval to use the instrument and her consultation on data analysis.

PII: S0897-1897(09)00004-4

doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2008.12.002

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 138-143, May 2009

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