Form 0920-1071 The Dialysis Event Module Training Needs Assessment

The Dialysis Event Module Training Needs
Assessment
Form Approved
OMB Control No.: 0920-1071
Expiration date: 02/28/2021

The purpose of the NHSN Dialysis Event Module Training Needs
Assessment is to identify and understand the training needs of NHSN
users and to gauge their current knowledge and use of available training
and education resources. The results of the survey may inform the
development of future training and education materials and activities.
The survey will take no more than 5 to 10 minutes to complete.
Please note: participation in this assessment is anonymous and no
personal information is being collected.

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Do you participate in the Dialysis Event Module in NHSN?
Yes
No

Public reporting burden of this collection of information is estimated to average 10 minutes per response, including the
time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and
completing and reviewing the collection of information. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. Send
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for
reducing this burden to CDC/ATSDR Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS D-74, Atlanta, Georgia
30333; ATTN: PRA 0920-1071

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Training Activities

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2

How often have you accessed the following NHSN Dialysis trainings or
training materials in the past year?
Never

1 time

2-3 times

4 or more times

NHSN Recorded
Webinars on the
NHSN Website
NHSN Dialysis
Event Website
Content (e.g., user
guides)
Online Dialysis
Event Surveillance
Annual Training
NHSN Newsblast,
Emailblast, or
Newsletter
NHSN In-person
Training (e.g., ANNA
Conference)
NHSN Training at
regional conference
(e.g., ESRD Network
meeting)
Live Dialysis Event
Webinar Training

For the following questions, please select one response to indicate your level of
agreement or disagreement with the statement regarding educational/training
activities that you have participated in during the past year. Please select ‘Not
applicable’ for training/education activities in which you have not participated in
during the past year.

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3

The following NHSN educational/ training activities improved my ability to navigate
the NHSN application:
Not

Strongly

Applicable

Disagree

Strongly
Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Agree

NHSN Recorded
Webinars on the
NHSN Website
NHSN Dialysis Event
Website Content
(e.g., user guides)
Online Dialysis Event
Surveillance Annual
Training
NHSN Newsblast,
Emailblast, or
Newsletter
NHSN In-person
Training (e.g., ANNA
Conference)
NHSN Training at
regional conference
(e.g., ESRD Network
meeting)
Live Dialysis Event
Webinar Training

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4

The following NHSN educational/ training activities improved my ability to apply
the NHSN Dialysis Event Protocol definitions:
Not
Applicable

Strongly
Disagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly
Agree

NHSN Recorded
Webinars on the
NHSN Website
NHSN Dialysis Event
Website Content
(e.g., user guides)
Online Dialysis Event
Surveillance Annual
Training
NHSN Newsblast,
Emailblast, or
Newsletter
NHSN In-person
Training (e.g., ANNA
Conference)
NHSN Training at
regional conference
(e.g., ESRD Network
meeting)
Live Dialysis Event
Webinar Training

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5

The following NHSN educational/training activities improved my ability to
analyze and interpret my facility’s NHSN data:
Not
Applicable

Strongly
Disagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly
Agree

NHSN Recorded
Webinars on NHSN
Website
NHSN Dialysis Event
Website Content
(e.g., user guides)
Online Dialysis Event
Surveillance Annual
Training
NHSN Newsblast,
Emailblast, or
Newsletter
NHSN In-person
Training (e.g., ANNA
Conference)
NHSN Training at
regional conference
(e.g., ESRD Network
meeting)
Live Dialysis Event
Webinar Training

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Please provide further explanation for questions 3-5. If you chose “Strongly
Disagree” or “Disagree”, what could be done to improve the training in your
opinion?

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7

Does the offer to receive Continuing Education credits motivate you to participate
in trainings?
Yes
No

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If you're a facility-level user, does your organization/company have their own NHSN
training resources they provide to you?
Yes
No
N/A (if you're a group or corporate-level user)

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If yes, what do you like about your organization's NHSN training methods and
materials?

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If you're a group or corporate-level user, does your organization/company have
their own NHSN training resources that are provided to facility-level users?
Yes
No
N/A (if you're facility-level user)

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If yes, what do you like about your organization's NHSN training methods and
materials?

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Please describe areas of NHSN Dialysis Event Surveillance in which you would like
additional or more in-depth training resources:

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Training
Preferences

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Please select one response to indicate your level of agreement or disagreement
with the statement in regard to barriers associated with NHSN training offerings:
Strongly
Disagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly Agree

I can complete
NHSN trainings
within a reasonable
amount of time
I know exactly where
to find NHSN
trainings on the
Dialysis Event
website
The NHSN trainings
help me do my job
better
If you chose “Strongly Disagree” or “Disagree”, with any of the statements above, please explain why:

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Please describe any barriers you have encountered in using or participating in
NHSN education and training materials and offerings (e.g., Annual live training,
webinars):

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How easy or difficult is it to locate the following resources on our website
(https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/dialysis/event/index.html) ?
Very Difficult

Difficult

Neutral

Easy

Very Easy

The Dialysis Event
Protocol
The Dialysis Event
Surveillance Annual
Training Course
Dialysis Event
Training
Presentations (slide
sets and video)
NHSN User Guides

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What ways do you prefer to receive communication from NHSN regarding training?
Please select all that apply.
NHSN Newsblast, Emailblast, or Newsletter
NHSN public website
Other (please specify)

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17

Please rank your preferred learning method for NHSN Dialysis Event training
materials (1 being the most preferable and 4 being the least preferable):
In-person
Live Webinar
Recorded Webinar available on the NHSN Dialysis Event Module website
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHEN9NDuulY)
Self-paced online courses available on the NHSN Dialysis Event Module website
(https://nhsn.cdc.gov/nhsntraining/courses/2016/C18/)

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Are there any other ways you would like to receive NHSN training?

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If a one-day Dialysis Component training session were held at CDC do you think
you would be able to attend in person (at your own expense, or at the expense of
your employer)?
Yes
No

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If a one-day Dialysis Component training session were held at CDC and you were
unable to attend in person, would you attend remotely via a live stream webinar?
Yes
No

21

Overall, how can we improve our training content and delivery to better fit your
needs?

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Demographics and Background
Information

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What type of NHSN user are you?
Facility-level
Group-level (e.g., Network users)
Corporate-level (e.g., Corporate representatives)

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Age:
<20
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60+

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What are your roles and tasks in relation to NHSN? Please select all that apply.
Data entry (e.g., Monthly Reporting Plans, Events, and/or Summary Data entry)
Review facility data prior to submission
Facility-level analysis and reports (e.g., CMS ERSD QIP Rule Report, Bloodstream Infection Rate Table
Report)
Group-level analysis and reports (e.g., Network activities, public health purposes)
Facility Administrator
Group Administrator
Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) personnel
Other (please specify)

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Is your center part of a group or chain of dialysis centers (e.g., DaVita, FMC, DCI) ?
Yes
No
If yes, what is the name of your group or chain?

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Does your facility or group use electronic data submission (i.e., Clinical Document
Architecture (CDA))?
Yes
No
I don't know

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How would you rate your level of confidence with the following items? Please
select ‘Not applicable’ for activities in which you have not participated.
Not applicable

Not at all
confident

A little confident

Somewhat
confident

Extremely
confident

Interpreting the
NHSN Dialysis
Event Protocol
Entering Data into
NHSN (Monthly
Reporting Plans,
Event data and
Summary Data)
Making modifications
to previously saved
data in NHSN
(Monthly Reporting
Plans, Event data
and Summary Data)
Creating Reports in
NHSN
Understanding and
interpreting the data
from NHSN Reports

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This survey is only for NHSN users of the Dialysis Event Module.
Thank you for your time.

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