Course Project Part 1: Needs Assessment
Based on your research and the data you gather through your Part 1 Planning Guide, include the following:
A brief description of your chosen setting and the existing agency, institution, medical/healthcare center, or clinic or other setting, including distinguishing characteristics of the communitywhere it is located.
A brief description oftheneeds assessmentthat you conducted, including:
Key externalfactorsidentified by the needs assessment
Keyinternal factors identified by the needs assessment
An analysis of how the key external and internal factors impactyour focus setting (i.e., agency, institution, healthcare center, clinic or other);its nursing, patient, or other education programs (if applicable); and current education needs.Use the Learning Resources and/or the best available evidence from current literature to support your analysis.
A summary statementexplaining:
The type of education program you propose (e.g., patient education, entry-level nursing, staff professional development, or other)
The target population for thisprogram(e.g.,age-specific groups;location-specific groups)
23 program-level outcomes for the curriculum you would design for this setting
An explanation of specific external and internal factors that could positively or negatively influence your proposedprogram.Use the Learning Resources and/or the best available evidence from current literature to support your explanation.
Based on your overall needs assessment, an explanation of your rationale for the curriculum you are proposing. Use the Learning Resources and/or the best available evidence from current literature to support your rationale.
