Development of a Performance Appraisal Tool for Postoperative Anesthesia Care Unit Nurses.
10.11111/jkana.2016.22.3.270
- Author:
Yoon Young LEE
1
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Sunchon National University, Korea. yylee@sunchon.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Performance appraisal;
Postanesthesia nursing;
Nurse
- MeSH:
Anesthesia*;
Methods;
Nursing;
Postanesthesia Nursing;
Reproducibility of Results
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2016;22(3):270-278
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to develop a performance appraisal tool (PAT) for postoperative anesthesia care unit (PACU) nurses. METHODS: This study was a descriptive, non-experimental methodological study. The PAT was developed through a literature review and tests for validity and reliability. RESULTS: Subsequent to a review of the literature on nursing performance of PACU nurse, a 63 item questionnaire was developed. Through factor analysis, 61 items in 3 domains with 8 factors were derived. Cronbach's α coefficient of the final instrument was .99. CONCLUSION: This tool is an efficient PAT for PACU providing meaningful feedback for professional growth in PACU nurses.
