Setting standards and evaluating nursing performance with a single tool.
Establishing standards for the desired quality of nursing care requires identifying clear expectations for professional practice and evaluating related performance by objective, quantifiable criteria. The authors describe development of a job description/evaluation tool, the analysis of that process, and the initial findings of pilot testing.
University of California, San Diego Medical Center.
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D002140:California; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal / Q000379:methods*; D006745:Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D010559:Personnel Management / Q000379:methods*; D010865:Pilot Projects