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Developing a registered nurse performance appraisal tool.

R Hader1, E R Sorensen, W Edelson

  • 1Jersey Shore Medical Center, USA. rhader@meridianhealth.com

The Journal of Nursing Administration
|September 24, 1999
PubMed
Summary

Newly merged hospitals face challenges in developing performance appraisal tools for nurses. This study outlines the creation of a performance appraisal system to link nursing practice with business strategies in a merged healthcare system.

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Nursing Administration
  • Organizational Behavior

Background:

  • Hospital mergers are increasing, leading to complex corporate structures for competitive positioning in managed care.
  • Performance-based employee compensation is a growing trend linked to business strategies in merged healthcare systems.
  • Developing performance appraisal tools for nurses is challenging due to the diverse nature of nursing practice and distinct nursing cultures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the development of a performance appraisal tool for registered nurses.
  • To address the challenge of defining and quantifying nursing practice for performance differentiation.
  • To create a unified performance appraisal tool for a newly merged healthcare system.

Main Methods:

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  • Development of a performance appraisal tool.
  • Focus on defining and quantifying key aspects of nursing practice.
  • Integration of individualized nursing cultures into a standardized tool.

    • Main Results:

    • A performance appraisal tool was successfully developed for registered nurses.
    • The tool aims to differentiate between performance levels based on defined nursing practice aspects.
    • The process addressed the challenge of merging diverse nursing cultures.

    Conclusions:

    • Performance-based compensation requires robust appraisal tools tailored to nursing practice.
    • Standardized performance metrics are crucial for aligning nursing efforts with organizational strategies post-merger.
    • The developed tool can facilitate objective performance evaluation in merged healthcare settings.