Introduction: The results of educational needs assessment are widely used, including in the planning of curriculum, identification of issues and problems of individuals, assessment of comprehensive learning, enhancement and improvement of safety, and providing feedback to the individual or educational interventions in the organization. Therefore, this study was designed to determine the educational needs of nursing students before and after learning.
Methods: This quasi-experimental study was performed on 65 nursing students in Babol University of Medical Sciences during the first semester of 2016-17. The data gathering tool was a researcher-made questionnaire that was designed in two sections: demographic characteristics and educational needs questionnaire. Students were randomly divided into groups of 6-7. The validity of the tool was determined by the content validity method and its reliability was obtained through test-retest. Data were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics (t-test, paired t-test, correlation, ANOVA) using SPSS software.
Results: The results showed that there is a significant difference between the mean scores of students before and after training (P
Key words: Learning, Educational Needs, Nursing Students
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