Exam 17: Selecting, developing, and Evaluating Staff

Marcia,a nurse manager,discusses her concerns about the hospital's employee appraisal system with her work group,noting that all it includes is one rating scale,which means nothing unless the manager is effective in her job.Marcia's concerns reflect which best practices associated with performance appraisal?

During a performance appraisal,Joanne,the nurse manager,indicates that Alysha has difficulty mentoring students on the unit.Alysha responds that this is not her responsibility.In responding to Alysha,Joanne needs to consider:

A survey of staff satisfaction is conducted.The results indicate that staff members are satisfied,are loyal to the organization,and believe that they have reasonable control in their individual responsibilities.The findings best exemplify:

Anecdotal notes:

During the performance appraisal session,what should the manager do? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following is a strategy that clinical nurse educators can use to ensure understanding and retention of information in newly hired staff nurses?

The final section of a performance appraisal is a rating scale.This scale is very detailed and relates to competency standards specific to surgical patients.The scale is a summary of performance directly observed or documentation reviewed and is specific to patient care situations in which the employee has been involved.This type of evaluation is most commonly known as:

The validity of comments and ratings related to performance is enhanced by which of the following:

The nurse manager schedules evaluations of staff members by using a newly developed performance appraisal tool.The development of a performance appraisal tool should include: