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Unit 5
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• Coming together is the beginning.
• Keeping together is progress.
• Working together is success
• -Henry Ford

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Assumptions underlying Performance Appraisal
Process

• Immediate superior is the most promising rater
• Everyone needs to know how he/she is doing
• The process provides information not available in
  any other way
• The process can and will improve performance
• Evaluations have enough validity to justify use
  of the results

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PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL

• CHOOSE THE TOOL
• RATING TOOL
• CHECKLIST
• MBO
• PEER REVIEW
• PLAN
• COMMUNICATE

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The performance appraisal interview

• Prepare feedback
• Establish improvement-oriented climate
• Key behaviors
• Improving accuracy

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Elements in the PA Tool

• Philosophy beliefs about health, clients, how
  population is served
• Mission - primary responsibilities, environment,
  expectations
• Objectives how it will carry out its mission

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PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINE

• 1. INFORMAL REPRIMAND
• 2. FORMAL REPRIMAND
• 3. SUSPENSION FROM WORK
• 4. INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION OR DISMISSAL

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Ethical Decision Making

• Ethical Theories
• Utilitarianism
• Deontology
• Ethical Principles
• Autonomy
• Beneficence and nonmaleficence
• Distributive justice
• Allocation
• rationing

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Legal system

• Sources of law
• Statutory law
• Common law
• Administrative law

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Types of law

• Public vs private
• Tort law
• Negligence
• Malpractice
• Intentional torts
• Liability
• Personal
• Vicarious
• corporate

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Review of Legislation r/t Employment

• Civil Rights
• Age/Pregnancy Discrimination
• ADA
• OSHA
• Sexual Harassment
• Immigration Reform

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Labor-Management Laws

• Unions
• Collective Bargaining
• Strikes

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Collective Bargaining

• History
• Congressional Acts
• Process of Unionization
• Contracts
• Issues for Nurses
• American Nurses Association support

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Management Issues

• Delegation and supervision
• Staffing
• Job reassignment
• Policies and procedures
• Incompetent practice

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Legal issues in Nurisng

• Licensure
• Nurse practice acts
• Uniform licensure requirements
• Multistate licensure

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Patient Care Issues

• Patients rights
• Invasion of privacy
• Confidentiality
• Informed consent
• Right to refuse treatment
• Freedom from restraint