heartmender

As an assistant manager in my unit we were asked to hand out peer evals as well. I cant even begin to tell you what an awful experience it was. I guess my eyes were closed to all the tension in the unit because some of the nurses were downright vicious. Many comments were harsh, unwarranted, and personal attacks. It truly came down to a popularity contest. There were some nurses that had many years of experience but they were ripped to shreds by coworkers who thought there skills lacked or that they were lazy. As a manager who keeps a close eye on the employees skills as well as their documentation I felt the employees who suffered the worst brunt of the comments often excelled in interpersonal skills and ability to make the patients happy and comfortable. Often times this is the most important skill we have. This task was meant as an excersice to help the employee focus on areas that they were weak in order to improve them, as well as to praise them for their strengths. However it didn't turn out that way. It was an utter fiasco. Instead of making this a positive experience the employees chose to be childish, inconsiderate, and above all unprofessional. :imbar Needless to say we ditched this method and are now in the process of trying to develop a new way to evaluate employees.

You must have a mirror in your pants because I can see myself in them.