Articulating professional nursing practice behaviors.
Performance evaluation tools have been underused as a mechanism to convey the value of professionalism to clinical nurses. An investigative study conducted at the University of Michigan Hospitals articulated professional nursing practice behaviors in measurable objectives for two classifications of clinical nurses. This paper describes the process of the study and includes examples of the evaluation tools.
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Behrend
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D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008824:Michigan; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D010559:Personnel Management / Q000379:methods*; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000592:standards*