Construction of nurse performance appraisal index system

Abstract

Objective This study aimed to construct an index system for nurse performance appraisal based on the quantity, quality, efficiency and technology in holistic nursing mode. Methods Expert interviews and Delphi expert enquiry were used to complete the construction of index system, and SPSS17.0 was used to do data statistics and reliability analysis. Results The nurse performance appraisal index system was constructed which contained 4 level -Ⅰ indicators such as level coefficient, nursing workload scores, nursing quality scoring rate and reward amount and 12 level-Ⅱ indicators. The calculation method of each part was also established. The expert positive coefficients were 94.3% and 100.0% respectively, the authority coefficients were 0.83 and 0.84, the importance and feasibility mean scores of every index were 4.27-5.00 and 4.26-4.94, and coefficients of variation were 0.00-0.26 and 0.05-0.26 in 2 rounds of enquiry. The importance of level -Ⅰ or level -Ⅱ indicators and operability coordination coefficients were 0.13-0.43, the significance test showedP <0.05. Conclusions The design of each dimension of the index system gives full consideration to nurse post management, hierarchical using, the nurse in charge of the patient, grading nursing care and many other factors. Representative of key indicators is strong, and it can reflect the distribution concept that more payment for more contributions, best's best reward and rewarding the good and punishing the bad. Key words: Nurse; Performance appraisal; Index system