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  • Healthcare Management
  • Nursing Education
  • Primary Healthcare

Background:

  • The Performance Management and Development System (PMDS) is crucial for quality care, resource management, and inter-professional collaboration.
  • Existing evidence indicates that professional nurses often lack the necessary knowledge to effectively implement the PMDS.
  • This knowledge gap can hinder the successful integration and utilization of performance management systems in healthcare settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate and characterize the knowledge levels of professional nurses concerning the implementation of the PMDS.
  • To focus the exploration on selected primary healthcare clinics within the Tshwane metropolitan area.
  • To identify specific areas where nurses' understanding of PMDS implementation may be deficient.

Main Methods:

  • Employed a quantitative, descriptive, and exploratory research design.
  • Utilized convenience sampling to recruit 39 professional nurses involved in employee performance management.
  • Collected data through self-administered structured questionnaires and analyzed using Statistical Analysis System (SAS) version 8.2.

Main Results:

  • The study revealed that professional nurses possess limited knowledge regarding the implementation of the Performance Management and Development System.
  • Respondents' understanding of key PMDS components and processes was found to be insufficient.
  • This highlights a significant gap between the intended purpose of PMDS and the practical knowledge of its implementers.

Conclusions:

  • There is a clear and urgent need for targeted educational interventions to support PMDS implementation.
  • Recommended initiatives include regular PMDS workshops (quarterly) and ongoing training sessions to address knowledge deficits.
  • These educational efforts are essential to enhance nurses' competence and ensure the effective functioning of the PMDS for improved healthcare outcomes.