Common use of Probationary Nurses Clause in Contracts

Probationary Nurses. Nurses in their first year of service in Cherry Creek Schools will be evaluated only on the essential components identified on the Nurse Evaluation Record (Standard Plan, see below). These essential elements have been aligned with the topics covered in the nurse orientation process handled by nurse mentors which utilizes the Clinic Criteria Form mentioned above. After the first year probationary nurses will be evaluated on all components covered in the Nurse Evaluation Record (Standard Plan). Observations made by the District nurse mentors during the nurse orientation process shall not be used in nurse performance evaluations. To ensure that the nurse-mentor relationship retains the necessary degree of trust and that nurses are provided an environment conducive to open communication and hence improvement from mentor assistance, mentoring observation records will be kept separate from performance evaluation records.