Answer to Question 1
Answer: The starting point for the PA process is identifying specific performance goals. An appraisal system probably cannot effectively serve every desired purpose, so management should select the specific goals it believes to be most important and realistically achievable. The next step in this ongoing cycle continues with establishing performance criteria (standards) and communicating these performance expectations to those concerned. Then the work is performed and the supervisor appraises the performance. At the end of the appraisal period, the appraiser and the employee together review work performance and evaluate it against established performance standards. This review helps determine how well employees have met these standards, determines reasons for deficiencies, and develops a plan to correct the problems. An effective PA process has job-related criteria, clear performance expectations, standardized instruments and procedures, trained appraisers, due process, and open communication.
Answer to Question 2
Answer: C
Examples of characteristics measured by palpation
The Steps of the Scientific Method
Testing the Chemical Characteristics of Urine with Reagent Strips
Steps in acute inflammation
Termination of the process of translation
Vascular events in the acute inflammatory process