No matter how you feel about your required nursing self-appraisal, it's something you have to do, usually at least once per year. Instead of looking at it as another chore, use the evaluation as a chance to highlight your accomplishments and prove why you deserve a raise. Before you start your nursing performance goals evaluation, review your caseload, training and responsibilities from the previous year to find specific examples to support your comments.
Many people write down simple, basic statements on evaluations instead of going into detail and giving specific examples. Taking that approach means you miss out on the opportunity to prove just how much you're worth. Avoid generic statements that don't set you apart when completing your nurse appraisal. Saying you're a competent nurse doesn't tell your supervisor anything special about you if you don't follow it up with specific examples. Likewise, writing that you have good bedside manner or that you're a caring nurse doesn't really say much, if you don't describe a time when you exhibited those qualities. Show those characteristics by painting a picture, using examples from the evaluation period.
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