Excellence Series: Performance and Peer Evaluations

Course overview

Engaged nurses are empowered to pursue individual professional growth and drive collective efforts that result in the quality of nursing care at the unit level. Nurses are now facing a critical time in healthcare, marked by increased complexity. Apeer review process is a tool that drives teaching, learning, and quality improvement efforts. Peer review and peer evaluation are at the core of exemplary professional practice, 1 of the 5 pillars of the American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet recognition program for nursing excellence. The objective of peer evaluation is to elevate the nursing practice and improve patient outcomes. This course reviews the nursing literature on peer review. The goal of this course is to update nursing professionals in the acute care setting with information regarding the peer review process.