A nurse manager has discussed the nurse's unprofessional ...

[cdr_15]

A nurse manager has discussed the nurse's unprofessional behaviors with the nurse during the performance appraisal interview. Which of the following is the nurse manager's best next course of action?
 
  1. Encourage the nurse to change a behavior prior to the next annual evaluation.
  2. Schedule a follow-up interim evaluation with the nurse to monitor the nurse's progress.
  3. Speak to the nurse's peers about the nurse's negative evaluation and request that they monitor the nurse for progress.
   4. Terminate the nurse from the organization.

Question 2

6. The nurse manager is conducting a performance appraisal interview with a nurse. Which of the following might occur during this process? Select all that apply.
 
  1. The nurse learns that their position has been terminated due to budgeting constraints.
  2. The nurse is in charge of conducting the meeting with the nurse manager.
  3. The nurse manager learns that the nurse speaks fluent Spanish.
  4. The nurse manager dictates specific goals for the nurse.
  5. The nurse manager learns that the nurse does not feel comfortable using the new patient controlled analgesic pumps.

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: 2

Rationale: The nurse manager should encourage the nurse to change their behavior prior to an evaluation, however the evaluation should be scheduled much sooner than the annual evaluation. The nurse manager should monitor the nurse's progress and evaluate the nurse at an agreed-upon interim performance appraisal interview. The nurse manager should not share information about the negative evaluation with the nurse's peers. This information should be held privately. Unless the nurse has committed something that the organization has deemed as termination-worthy, the nurse should be encouraged to change their behaviors, continue to be monitored, and evaluated again in several months.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 3; 5

Rationale:
 The nurse learns that their position has been terminated due to budgeting constraints.
The nurse should not learn that their position has been terminated during the performance appraisal interview. This sort of information should be shared in a separate, private meeting.
 The nurse is in charge of conducting the meeting with the nurse manager. The nursing manager is in charge of conducting the meeting with the nurse, not the other way around.
 The nurse manager learns that the nurse speaks fluent Spanish. The nurse manager might learn about unrecognized resources, talents, or skills within the nurse.
 The nurse manager dictates specific goals for the nurse. The nurse should create a list of future goals and share them with the nurse manager. The nurse manager can assist the nurse with fine-tuning some goals to meet department or organizational needs.
 The nurse manager learns that the nurse does not feel comfortable using the new patient controlled analgesic pumps. The nurse manager can expect to identify staff training needs during this interview.