Assessing your learning needs

learning to listen to expectant mothers: assessing learning needs

learning to listen to expectant mothers: assessing learning needs     ahmadi fz [1] *     received: 22 dec , 2012 accepted: 25 feb , 2013       abstract   background & aims : different surveys in iran show that antenatal education is not conducting effectively. this research aims at interpreting pregnant women’s experiences of maternal health education to understand the current educational appr...

Learning needs assessment: assessing the need.

Learning needs assessment is a crucial stage in the educational process that leads to changes in practice, and has become part of government policy for continuing professional development. Learning needs assessment can be undertaken for many reasons, so its purpose should be defined and should determine the method used and the use made of findings. Exclusive reliance on formal needs assessment ...

Assessing your board's risk tolerance.

Sleep Faster! (Somebody else needs your blanket...).

One of the elements of the health reform plan, as agreed to by Australian state and federal governments, is to introduce a 4-h National Access Target, to reduce emergency department (ED) waiting times. This article highlights the flawed rationale behind the 4-h rule, the UK experience of this rule and discusses the potential dangers it poses to Australian patients. An alternative solution propo...

How to determine your equipment needs

I recall someone once saying to me that “perception is reality.” But say this to scientists or engineers who need to take experimental data at midnight because their lab equipment is sensitive to even the minutest vibration and they may tell you otherwise. The reality is that imperceptible vibrations can and do impact sensitive experiments, and identifying the sources and selecting the proper e...