A Needs-Based Study in Hospital Staff Training

Abstract

Objective: Education is a continuous and active process, and training of health personnel is important to improve efficiency and the first condition is the identification of training needs. Materials and Methods: In the Hospital of Balıkesir University Faculty of Medicine, employees were included in the survey study, which was conducted to determine the training needs of hospital employees according to the Quality Standards in Health (SKS). Findings: According to the survey results with 130 participants, 25.4% of the respondents said they did not need new information in professional matters, they did not feel inadequate, and 74.6% said they needed it. Professional information and training, especially when starting a new job request preferences come first. Employees also stated that they have access to information from the internet, institutional training programs, books, and are most benefited from the institutional guides and resources. In the institutional training programs, the subjects of Patient and Employee Rights, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), and Emergency and Disaster Management have been the most requested training subjects. Results and Conclusion: Every institution should evaluate these in certain periods and train education accordingly. In this study, the training and preferences of our staff are assessed and these improvement works are planned. It was concluded that it would be beneficial to provide training on the needed subjects, be more active in training, especially for those new to the profession, and use institutional guides more frequently.