Thursday, February 6, 2014

Performance Appraisal and that Stinkin' "Problem Employee"

1.    Share what you had expected to learn about the topic before the class.
a.    I’m not sure what I expected to learn from this unit.  I suppose I thought we would learn communication strategies and when it was appropriate and not appropriate to fire an employee.
2.    What you actually learned from the unit.
a.    I learned about the process of helping an employee be successful on a particular unit.
                                               i.     Discussion- verbal warning- at least 3 people in room-good for up to 6-12 months
                                             ii.     Talk again and written warning- permanent in the personnel file.
                                            iii.     Final written warning.-repeat of this event may result in termination
                                            iv.     Terminate
b.    I also learned about Utah’s “right to work” laws that state I can fire without cause, but then it won’t go on an employee’s permanent record.
c.     We also talked a lot in class about performance appraisals.
3.    How you will utilize the information learned in your nursing practice.
a.    I’ll cry less about performance appraisals.  ;)
b.    I’ll be a better nurse manager and leader.  My first instinct is to be nice and not put anything down on paper, but after the example given about the pharmacist, I can understand why it is necessary.
4.    Your personal feelings about the material covered.

a.    This is a good section for this class.  I’ll be a different manager because of this section.  It’s good to see all aspects of an issue and why managers do what they do.

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