Assess learning needs of nursing students and effectiveness of workshop on knowledge regarding extended and expanded role of nurses in selected nursing institutions of Udaipur, (Rajasthan)

The main aim of the present study was assessing the learning needs of nursing student and to develop and assess the effectiveness of a workshop on extended and expanded role of nurses in selected nursing institutions of Udaipur because nursing students are the future nurse, educator and administrators

A survey for the first phase to assess the learning needs of nursing students and a quasi experimental pretest posttest research design was used to assess the effectiveness of workshop on knowledge regarding extended and expanded role of nurses. The study consisted of 120 nursing students, 60 in each experimental and control group and the data were collected adopting a non probability convenience sampling technique. The structured learning need assessment questionnaire to assess the expressed learning needs and structured knowledge questionnaire to assess the knowledge of nursing students regarding extended and expanded role of nurses. Data were analyzed by using of both descriptive and inferential statistics.

Maximum number of nursing students were male (89.16%) and belonged to Hindu religion (69.16%). Majority of nursing students had not attended the related workshop previously (95.33%) and a little less than half (45%) students had family member already in the nursing profession. The level of knowledge of nursing students who were exposed to workshop regarding extending and expanding role of nurses was significantly high than that of who were not exposed to workshop.

The study results concluded that workshop was an effective method to create and enhancing the knowledge on extended and expanded role of nurses as computed‘t’ test was significant at 0.01 level of significance.