A nurse manager gives every staff nurse on the unit the same positive performance appraisal. The nurse manager's supervisor questions the results
The nurse manager states, "I was unable to watch all of them perform, but as a whole, the unit is performing well on our leading indicators." Which of the following errors as occurred?
1. Halo effect error
2. Recency effect error
3. Sunflower effect
4. Rater temperament effect
Answer: 3
Rationale: The halo effect is when the nurse manager knows only positive information about the quality of a nurse's work but hasn't seen the nurse perform everything that is needed to give a positive evaluation. The nurse manager assumes that the nurse does every skill well. The recency effect occurs when the nurse manager uses some recent event to judge the performance of a nurse. The sunflower effect occurs when the nurse manager gives every nurse on the unit the same performance appraisal based on the overall group performance. The rater temperament effect happens when different nurse managers weight some skills or attributes more heavily than do other skills or attributes.
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