The standard method of appraisal used by the facility rates a nurse's performance as satisfactory, but the nurse manager feels the nurse has room for improvement in many areas. What action should be taken by the manager?

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1. It is not ethical to share this dilemma with another staff nurse.
2. An astute nurse manager can address this issue without involving the chief nursing officer.
3. If the nurse manager just submits the appraisal as computed by the standard form, the opportunity to improve the nurse's practice is lost.
4. In this situation, the nurse does not "match" the method of appraisal used by the facility. The nurse manager should "go beyond the form" and strive to help this nurse improve his or her practice.

The Standard Method of Appraisal Used by the Facility Rates