title: Nurse appraisal systems: characteristics and effectiveness.
abstract: The present research surveyed Directors of Nursing regarding characteristics and effectiveness of their nurse appraisal systems. Results indicated that perceived effectiveness was influenced by process rather than technical characteristics of the system. Implications of the survey findings for the design and maintenance of a nurse appraisal system are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Management, College of Business, Arizonia State University, Tempe 85287-4006.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Cardy
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Korodi
mesh_terms: D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007750:Labor Unions; D009511:New England; D009726:Nurses; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009739:Nursing Services; D012044:Regression Analysis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires