Continuing Education: CE Needs Assessment Survey

Tennessee Nurses Association
CONTINUING EDUCATION NEEDS ASSESSMENT

TNA is committed to providing unique and high quality continuing education (CE) for registered nurses in Tennessee. Your input into this process is invaluable. Please respond to the following 17 questions according to your individual needs for continuing education.

This survey is in two parts; Part I addresses traditional on site conferences; Part II addresses education using emerging technologies. This survey is not designed to assess CE needs during TNA annual convention. Thank you.

Personal Information

Name
Address
City State Zip
Phone (W) (H)
Email Work setting
Practice area Years as RN
Academic degrees
Certification(s)

Part I: Traditional On-site Conferences and Workshops

1. Are you required to obtain continuing education?
 Yes No
If yes, for what reason? (check all that apply)
 Relicensure Recertification Employer Requirement
 Other

2. In the past 12 months, have you attended in person a TNA continuing education activity not including TNA annual convention?
 Yes No
If yes, how many?

For questions 3-5, rank the top three in order of importance beginning with 1 as most important. Please choose X for the selections you do not rank in your top three.

3. From which top three sources do you obtain continuing education credits?

 TNA district meetings
 Advanced Practice Nurses regional meetings
 Specialty nursing organization meetings
 State conferences
 National conferences
 Commercially-sponsored programs
Other:

4. Which top three providers of contact hours or CEUs do you utilize?
 TNA
 Specialty nursing organizations, specify:
 Universities, specify:
 Employers, specify:
 Commercial providers, specify:
 Pharmaceutical Companies, specify:
 Other

5. For which top three topic areas would you attend a TNA sponsored conference in the next 12 months?
  Clinical practice
  Ethics
  Government affairs/Political effectiveness
  Healthcare trends
  Health policy
  Legal issues/Regulation
  Economic Issues
  Research
  Standards of Practice
  Other:

6. Which three months would you best be able to attend TNA continuing education activities?
 January February March April May June July
 August September October November December

7. How many days would you most likely attend a TNA continuing education activity? (check all that apply)
 1 day 2 days 3 days More than 3 days

8. Which day(s) of the week would you most likely attend a TNA continuing education activity? (check all that apply)
 Saturday  Sunday  Monday  Tuesday Wednesday
 Thursday  Friday  Any Day of the Week

9. Would you attend a TNA pre- or post-conference seminar, an additional day in length, focused in depth on a particular subject/specialty area?
 Yes No
If yes, suggestions for topics

10. Would you participate in recreational/social activities included in TNA conferences or workshops?
 Yes No

If yes, what type of recreational/social activities? (check all that apply)
 Dancing Sight-seeing  Golfing Hiking  Shopping
 Other, Specify:

If yes, what is your preference regarding fees for recreational/social activities?
 Additional fee for recreational/social activities
 Costs for recreational/social activities included in registration fee

11. What is your preference regarding lunch during a one-day TNA conference?
 Cost for lunch included in registration fee   Additional fee for lunch
 Lunch on your own
 

Part II: Self-Directed Continuing Education

12. From which sources do you obtain self-directed or independent continuing education credits? Check all that apply.
 Journals  Videos  CDs Online Courses
 Online Conferences (live audio and/or video)
Other, Specify:

13. Who provides contact hours or CEUs that you utilize in self-directed continuing education? (check all that apply)
 Specialty nursing organizations, specify:
 Nursing journals, specify:
 Universities, specify:
 Employers, specify: 
 Commercial providers, specify:
 Pharmaceutical Companies, specify:
 ANA
 State Association, specify:
 Other, specify:

14. Where do you obtain self-directed online CE? (Check All that Apply)
 Computer at work  Computer at home
 Other, specify:

15. Would you take an online CE course if offered on the TNA website?
 Yes No

16. Which three topic areas are the most important if TNA provided online CE courses on the TNA website?
 Clinical practice Ethics  Government affairs/Political effectiveness
 Healthcare trends Health policy Legal issues/Regulation
 Economic Issues Research  Standards of Practice
 Other, Specify:

17. Do you have expertise in developing/writing online CE courses?
 Yes No
If yes, list topic:

The Tennessee Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Contact hours will be awarded to registered nurses attending TNA’s various C.E. activities.

 

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