Questioning - Assessment Task 1

RUNNING HEAD: QUESTIONING 1
Questioning
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QUESTIONING 2
ASSESSMENT TASK 1 – QUESTIONING
Instructions for completion
 you must answer ALL questions in your own words or use appropriate APA referencing
 You will be assessed on the basis of satisfactory or unsatisfactory response to each question.
 Answer each question within 60 words
 Question 6 within 100 words
Answer each question
1. Explain at least two (2) software applications and technologies you can use to prepare and
schedule your nursing shift work plans. (60 words)
Snap schedule software and the ABC software are the two soft wares that can be used to
prepare and schedule nursing shift work plans. The Snap schedule software simply works
through drag & drop to easily assign shifts, mark on-call and time off, move or copy assignments
(Härmä et al., 2015). The ABC software on the other hand provides a simple user interface
where data can be easily transferred to excel or word.
2. Explain two (2) techniques you can use to prepare personal and professional plans. (60 words)

QUESTIONING 3
A personal or professional development plan is a formal means in which an individual or
organization sets out particular objectives to achieve after a certain time frame. The two
techniques that can be used in this case include thorough consultations and self-assessment
(Albion, Tondeur, Forkosh-Baruch, & Peeraer, 2015). Self-assessment works with a personal
plan as it’s the individual who understands themselves than any other person. Extensive
consultation on the other hand works well with the professional plans so as to avoid errors and
introduce new and perfect ideas from the experts (Wald et al., 2015).
3. Name two (2) methods you could use to identify and prioritize personal and professional
learning needs. (60 words)
There are two major ways in which I can identify as well as prioritize personal and
professional learning need and they include Self-evaluation and discussion with individuals.
Discussion with individuals is necessary since they might be fully aware of my weakness that I
am yet to discover (Hope, 2018). Discussing with them can therefore make me to prioritize
depending on the feedback or response. Self-evaluation involves revisiting on what I do best and
worst then prioritize learning needs based on the results. (Arsad, Kamal, Saibani, Ayob, &
Husain, 2013).
4. Outline three (3) professional development opportunities available to the Enrolled Nurse. (60
words)
There are different opportunities in which Enrolled Nurses can utilize to professional
development. The three opportunities include pursuing formal education, publication of journals
and finally the reflective diaries (Price & Reichert, 2017). A reflective diaries can really assist
enrolled nurses to develop professionally as they provide the nurse with the opportunity to reflect