2024 Theses Doctoral

Using Multi-Rater Performance Evaluations to Measure Nurse Leader's Self-Efficacy on Behavioral Change

Sanders, Tricia Ruth

The goal of this study was to evaluate if a nurse leader’s Self-Efficacy and Emotional Intelligence could be influenced by the process of being evaluated either by a single rater or multiple raters. The evaluation involved gathering extensive personality inventories that would determine which process had the greater influence on a nurse leader’s awareness, behaviors, and tendencies.

This study was guided by the following research question: Does the process associated with performance evaluations, between a single rater or multiple raters, not only alter a nurse leader’s ability to distinguish between their values and underlying personality tendencies, but also positively improve their leadership reputations? The researcher randomized 60 subjects as follows: 20 subjects assigned to a Control Group (no raters), 20 subjects assigned to the Experimental 1 Group (Single-Rater), and 20 subjects assigned to the Experimental 2 Group (Multiple-Raters). All 60 subjects completed a Pre and Post “Work Self-Efficacy Inventory” and “Social Skills Inventory” questionnaires.

Both the Experimental 1 Group and Experimental 2 Group rater(s) completed an additional “Leader Efficacy Questionnaire” for further data collection. Data from the Pre, Post, and Experimental questionnaires were tracked through Stata MP Version 11 and managed electronically by Mind Garden, Inc. to assess for any changes of the null hypothesis. The regression results suggested that the treatment had no effect on SSI but had a positive impact on WS-EI.