Which of the following is included in a job description?

• A. Actual salaries for each position.
• B. Daily shift schedules.
• C. Patient care protocols.
• D. Education, training, licensure requirements, and job duties; used for performance appraisals.

Answer: (D)

A job description outlines what a role entails: the essential duties and responsibilities plus the qualifications needed, such as education, training, and licensure. It also ties these elements to performance expectations, making it a primary basis for performance appraisals. Other items—salaries are part of compensation, shift schedules are staffing plans, and patient care protocols are clinical guidelines—not the job description. So the portion that lists education, training, licensure requirements, and job duties and links them to performance assessments is what belongs in a job description.