IMPACT OF NURSES’ PERFORMANCE EVALUATION BY THE COMPILATION METHOD ON THEIR JOB SATISFACTION: RESULTS OF A PILOT STUDY

Introduction: performance evaluation is as one of the principal tasks of managers to achieve organizational goals and promote the quality of services. It can have an impact on job satisfaction. This study aimed to determine the impact of performance evaluation by compilation method on nurses' job satisfaction. Methods: forty eight nurses working in hospitals in Ramhormoz were enrolled with census. In the first phase, their job satisfaction was measured using JDI questionnaire. Then, before the intervention, samples were taught about the new way of compilation performance evaluating was made by researcher during a workshop session, then using the compilation evaluation form, their evaluation was for two months. At the end of the evaluation and feedback to subjects, again their job satisfaction were measured and job satisfaction scores after the intervention than before the intervention were compared and evaluated. Data were analyzed using the software SPSS-22. Results: The results of this study showed that the performance evaluation scores of subjects after intervention [researcher made compilation performance evaluation] compared to pre-intervention three dimensions work, colleagues and supervisors of JDI job satisfaction separately and as a whole increased and there are significant differences meaningful. The results showed that there are significant difference in the scores of size [P <0/001], supervisor [P <0/001], college [P = 0/002] and job satisfaction [P <0/001]. Conclusions: Using new evaluation methods for nurses according to the clinical situation not only will increase the job satisfaction but also will improve the quality of patient care. Its application for Nursing Management Changes in the traditional evaluation systems and using new nurses' evaluation methods and involving all in the evaluation can increase the level of the quality of care services. The implementation of this new method promotes the sense of confidence and job satisfaction. Keywords: performance evaluation, nurse, job satisfaction.