Appraisal and professional fulfilment of nursing staff in Oxfordshire

Abstract

This case study explores appraisal and professional fulfilment of nursing staff in one Health District in England (Oxfordshire). The national and local context are set out in advance of a description of the experiences and views of appraisal of the nurses in the case study. The evidence is collated and analysed using the technique of cognitive mapping, and is considered in conjunction with the established literature.

Central to the findings is the perception of the nurses of the value and importance of appraisal as a developmental activity. Appraisal is acknowledged as an investment that should be recognised as an important feature in the professional fulfilment of nurses. Appraisal is considered to be a dynamic activity that should be conducted in parallel to clinical supervision, and in a way that reflects holism. This ethos should be recognised by the records of appraisal being accepted as components of the professional portfolio and as such held by the nurse.

The study concludes with a set of guide-lines on appraisal that are also designed to stand alone from the research, to assist the profession at large to optimise the potential of appraisal.

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