This document discusses the importance of discipline in the workplace. It defines discipline as teaching, learning, and growing. Effective disciplinary rules are important to maintain order and get the best out of employees. The purposes of discipline include controlling misconduct, protecting compliant employees, improving morale, and fostering a harmonious work environment. Discipline should involve clear rules, a progressive system of discipline, and an appeals process. Indiscipline can lead to inefficiency and an unsafe work environment. The roles of managers include enforcing rules fairly, encouraging open communication, and handling grievances appropriately.

1. “DISCIPLINE”
S. Gracelet Melita
2nd year M.Sc(N)

3. INTRODUCTION:
– Effective disciplinary rules and regulations are
very important to maintain order in the
organization.
– It is essential for all nurse managers to instill
coaching and discipline among the nurse
employees in an equitable fashion to get the best
out of them.

4. DEFINITION:
– Comes from a latin word ‘disciplina’ which means
teaching, learning and growing.
– “Discipline is the bridge between goal and
accomplishment”
- “Jim Rohn”

5. PURPOSES:
– To control & manage disorderly or unsatisfactory
conduct of employees
– To protect other employees who are committing
their talents.
– To improve the employee morale, to increase the
productivity
– To have harmonious working environment

6. – To encourage individual excellence
– To promote individual growth
– To develop a spirit of tolerance
– To create an atmosphere of respect human
personality and human relations

7. PREREQUISITE:
– Self discipline
– Orderly behavior
– punishment

8. TYPES:
– Positive discipline
– Negative discipline

9. CHARACTERISTICS:
– Employee should be aware of code of conduct
rules
– Timely enquiry
– The disciplinary officer should be impersonal and
consistent
– Advance warning

10. DISCIPLINE/ CONDUCT
RULES:
– To maintain discipline and conduct among the
employees
– To prevent them misusing the powers given to
them

11. IMPORTANCE OF
DISCIPLINE RULES:
– To maintain the correct behavior towards
superiors
– To protect the integrity of the officials
– To regulate the activities

12. PRINCIPLES:
– Sound standard of conduct, codes and norms ( in the
organizations and employee should be aware)
– Conscious efforts
– Should be implemented properly and reviewed time to
time
– Disciplinary action if required
– Proper procedure
– Progressive in nature and development approach
should be used

13. INDISCIPLINE:
– In absence of discipline, there will be chaos,
confusion, corruption, and disobedience in an
organization

14. CAUSES OF
INDISCIPLINE:
– Lack of awareness of organizational rules and
regulations
– Incorrect philosophy of discipline
– Lack of well defined code of conduct
– Absence of any procedure to handle grievances
– No action taken when required

15. – Improper attitude towards employees problem
– False promises made by superiors
– Favoritism
– Poorly defined employees expectations
– Misuse through dividing people and exploitation
of subordinates.

16. – Divide and rule policy in the organization
– Inappropriate supervision
– Communication barriers
– Low morale and motivation among staff
– Poor employees selection and orientation
– Poorly selected and trained supervisors
– Personal frustrations and understandings

17. CONSEQUENCES & SYMPTOMS
OF INDISCIPLINE:
– Indiscipline can lead to inefficiency on the part of
employees; unhealthy and unsafe work
environment
– Change in behavior or misbehavior
– Inconsistent behavior and unsafe behavior
– Disturb the peace and lead negligence towards
duties

18. DISCIPLINARY PROCESS:
3 PILLARS;
Clear rules and regulations
A system of progressive discipline
An appeal process

19. STEPS OF PROGRESSIVE
DISCIPLINE:
– Informal feedback- verbal warning
– Letter of counsel- written warning
– Letter of reprimand
– Suspension- final warning
– termination

20. PENALTIES OF
INDISCIPLINE:
1. Major penalties
Written complaint
Preliminary enquiry
Decision to start formal department enquiry
Suspension
Charge sheet

21. – Appointment of enquiry officer
– Written statement of defense
– Recording of evidence by enquiry officer
– Personal hearing of charged official
– Report of enquiry officer
– Show cause notice by disciplinary authority

22. – Reply to show cause notice and decision thereon
– Review of punishment orders
– Appeal or revision
– Reinstatement and restitution
– Show cause notice against with holding of
emoluments for suspension period in the case of a
re- instated official.

23. MINOR PENALTIES:
– Oral warning
– Written warning
– Fines
– Loss of privileges

24. ROLE OF NURSE:
– Make your expectations clear to subordinates
– Develop a positive attitude towards employees
– Appreciate if subordinates take initiative and self
disciplined
– Treat them as mature persons
– Have trust on your staff and accept their
potentialities

25. – Spend time with them and have meetings with them
– Generate positive work culture in the department
– Make rules and policies available to all the
employees
– Encourage open communication with subordinates
– Formulate friendly implementation of policies

26. – Carefully keep a record of employees behavior that prompt
disciplinary action
– Investigate properly and be prompt if staff has any grievances
– Be empathetic to the grievances
– Avoid severe disciplinary procedures that may back fire
– Take corrective and constructive action
– Allow employees feedback in the disciplinary process