Clinical Appraisal

All new graduate nurses on this programme will have a clinical appraisal performed twice during the ten months. The appraisal will be undertaken by the Nurse Unit Manager or equivalent.

Purpose

To provide feedback to the new graduate and the programme coordinator and to set goals for further practice development.

Method

Towards the end of the third month the Nurse Unit Manager or equivalent will arrange a time and place for an individual performance review to take place.

Appropriate documentation will be completed. A copy of each appraisal will be required to be included in the course participant’s portfolio.

The appraisal is a document that is discussed by both the appraiser and the appraisee. The appraisee keeps a copy of the appraisal.

The course participant also undertakes a self review against the Nursing Council of New Zealand competencies which should be signed and dated with examples to support your statements.

Criteria

Performance for the registered nurse is measured using the Nursing Council of New Zealand four domains of competency. The forms and policy can be accessed via the intranet and a sample is contained within the TDH portfolio supplied at your induction.