Test Bank For Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing, 11th Edition by Huston, All 25 Chapters Covered Pdf File

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,Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing 11th Edition
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MarquisHuston Test Bank
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Chapter 1: Decision Making, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Clinical Reasoning: Requisites
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for successful leadership and management
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1. What statement is true regarding decision making?
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A) It is an analysis of a situation
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B) Itis closelyrelated to evaluation
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C) It involves choosing between courses of action
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D) It is dependent upon finding the cause of a
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problem
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Ans: C g




Feedback:
Decision making is a complex cognitive process often defined as choosing a
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particular course of action. Problem solving is part of decision making and
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is a systematic process that focuses on analyzing a difficult situation.
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Critical thinking, sometimes referred to asreflective thinking, is related to
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evaluation and has a broader scope than decision making and problem
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solving.
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2. What is a weakness of the traditional problem-solving model?
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A) Its need for implementation time g g g g




B) Its lack of a step requiring evaluation of results
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C) Its failure to gather sufficient data
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D) Itsfailure to evaluate g g g




alternatives
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Ans: A g




Feedback:
The traditional problem-solving model is less effective when time
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constraints are a consideration. Decision making can occur without the full
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analysis required in problem solving. Because problem solNving attempts to
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identifythe root problemin situations, much time and energy are spent on
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identifying the real problem.
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3. Which of the following statements is true regarding decision making?
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A) Scientific methods provide identical decisions bydifferent g g g g g g




individuals for the same problems
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B) Decisions are greatly influenced byeach person's value system g g g g g g g g




C) Personal beliefs canbe adjusted for when thescientific approach to g g g g g g g g g g




problem solving is used
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D) Past experience has little to do with the quality of the
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decision
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, Ans: B g




Feedback:
Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of
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thinking will influence a person's decision making. No matter how
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objectivethe criteria will be, value judgments will always playa part in a
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Person’sdecision making,either consciouslyor subconsciously.
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4. What influences the qualityof a decision most often?
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A) The decision maker's immediate superior g g g g




B) Thetype of decision that needs to be made g g g g g g g g




C) Questions asked and alternatives generated g g g g




D) The time of daythe decision is g g g g g g




made
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Ans: C g




Feedback:
The greater the number of alternatives that can be generated by the decision
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maker, the better the final decision will be. The alternatives generated and
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the final choices are limited byeach person's value system.
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5. What does knowledge about good decision making lead one to believe?
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A) Gooddecision makers are usuallyright-brain, intuitive thinkers
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B) Effectivedecision makers are sensitive to the situation and to others g g g g g g g g g g




C) Good decisions are usually made byleft-brain, logical thinkers
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D) Good decision making requires analytical rather than creative
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processes
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Ans: B g




Feedback:
Good decision makers seemto have antennae that make themparticularly
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sensitive to other people and situations. Left-brain thinkers are typically
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better at processing language, logic, numbers, and sequential ordering,
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whereas right-brain thinkers excel at nonverbal ideation and holistic
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synthesizing.
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6. What is the best definition of decision making?
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A) The planning process of management g g g g




B) The evaluation phase of the executive role g g g g g g




C) One step in the problem-solving process g g g g g




D) Required to justifythe need for g g g g g




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Ans: C g




Feedback:

, Decision making is a complex, cognitive process often defined as choosing
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a particular course of action. Decision making, one step in the problem-
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solving process, is an important task that relies heavilyon critical thinking and
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clinical reasoning skills.
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7. If decision making is triggered bya problem with what does it end?
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A) An alternative problem g g




B) A chosen course of action
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C) An action that guarantees success
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D) A restatement of the
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solution
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Ans: B g




Feedback:
A decision is made when a course of action has been chosen. Problem
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solving is part of decision making and is a systematic process that
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focuseson analyzing a difficult situation. Problem solving always
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includes a decision-making step.
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8. Whydo our values often cause personal conflict in decision making?
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A) Some values are not realistic or healthy g g g g g g




B) Not all values are of equal worth
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C) Ourvalues remain unchanged over timeg g g g g




D) Our values often collide with one g g g g g




another
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Ans: D g




Feedback:
Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of
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thinking will influence a person's decision making. No matter how
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objective the criteria will be, value judgments will always play a part in
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aperson's decision making, either consciously or subconsciously.
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9. Which statement is true concerning critical thinking?
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A) It is a simple approach to decision making
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B) Itis narrower in scopethan decision making
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C) It requires reasoning and creative analysis
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D) It is a synonymfor the problem-solving
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process
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Ans: C g




Feedback:
Critical thinking has a broader scope than decision making and problem
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solving. It is sometimes referred to as reflective thinking. Critical
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thinking also involves reflecting upon the meaning of statements,
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