Abstract: Employee’s performance appraisal is one of the most critical functions of a manager and it’s a basic function of anyone in a supervisory role. Appraisals are done to ascertain how employees contributes to the achievement of corporate goals and objectives. This study examined the effect of performance appraisal on Nurses’ job performance in Federal Medical Centre, Asaba. The objectives are to determine the influence of routine appraisal programmes on prompt response to emergency situations at the Federal Medical Center, Asaba; and to ascertain the role of regular monitoring and evaluation on the wellbeing of patients at the Federal Medical Center, Asaba. Two research questions and null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The survey research design was adopted. The study relied heavily on primary and secondary data. The target population for this study is the Nurses of Federal Medical Centre, Asaba With the total number of three hundred and seventeen Nurses. Content validity, was used and a test- re- test exercise was adopted using Pearson product moment correlation formula. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistical tool, frequency table and simple percentages. The responses to the questionnaire were presented and analyzed using frequency table and simple percentages while inferential statistics, Chi-square in SPSS Package was also used to test the hypotheses. The study revealed that there is need to ensure regular feedback, failure to do this could affect staff interest in appraisal processes as much as possible feedback should be given to Nurses on their performance.
Keywords: Performance Appraisal, Job Performance, Regular Feedback, Performance, Nurses.
Title: The Effect of Performance Appraisal on Nurses’ Job Performance in Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria
Author: Enike, Maryann Chinyere, Emma Chukwuemeka, Afuecheta, Edith Chibugo, Iwuokafor, Ugochukwu Chukwuagozie
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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