The nurse manager has implemented the process of progressive discipline with a nurse who has violated hospital policy. The nurse manager recognizes that two criteria for corrective actions to be effective are that the actions are:
a. consistent and impartial
b. very assertive and pertinent
c. pejorative and sound
d. measurable and administered by HR
A
Corrective action programs have certain criteria that make them effective. Two of these criteria are that
they are consistent and impartial. Assertiveness can be construed as aggression, especially when an
individual's performance has been questioned, and pejorative measures are derogatory and should
never be considered for any type of corrective action. Corrective action programs do not need to be
administered by HR, but they are generally notified because a copy of any corrective action is placed
in the individual's HR file as well as the unit manager's file.
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