EXCEL International Journal of Multidisciplinary Management Studies
Year : 2012, Volume : 2, Issue : 5
First page : ( 147) Last page : ( 153)
Print ISSN : 0000-0000. Online ISSN : 2249-8834.

Training needs identification of nursing staff – A case study of a health care organization

Dr. Devi V.Rama*, M. Rao Mallika**

*Professor, KLU Business School, KL University, Vaddeswaram, Guntur (dt.)-522502, Andhra Pradesh

**KLU Business School, KL University, Vaddeswaram, Guntur (dt.)-522502, Andhra Pradesh

Abstract

The delivery of valuable health care depends on an expanding team of trained health care professionals. As people are critical assets for the organization, the development of this asset is essential for the continued health and prosperity of the organization. The training needs assessment is a critical activity for the training and development function. It is against this backdrop the paper is addressed to study training needs identification of nursing staff in a Health care organization. The study was conducted through a survey among 110 nursing staff and 30 DMOs using structured questionnaires. The findings of the study revealed that the training need gap is relatively more for enthusiasm in learning followed by Team Spirit and clinical skills. The training need gap is the least for communication, followed by planning & organizing skills. There should not be any compromise in the quality of services to be provided to the patients as the health care organizations deal with the valuable life of the people and the need for trained professionals in health care sector can hardly be overemphasized.

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Keywords

Health care, Training needs assessment, Training need gap, Training and development.

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