LEADERSHIP ROLES AND MANAGEMENT
FUNCTIONS IN NURSING, 11TH EDITION (HUSTON)
TEST BANK UPDATED 2026 CHAPTER 1-25 ALL
ROUND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIT I The Critical Triad: Decision Making, Management, and Leadership
Chapter 1 Decision Making, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Clinical
Reasoning: Requisites for Successful Leadership and Management
Chapter 2 Classical Views of Leadership and Management
Chapter 3 Twenty-First-Century Thinking About Leadership and Management
UNIT II Foundation for Effective Leadership and Management: Ethics, Law, and
Advocacy
Chapter 4 Ethical Issues
Chapter 5 Legal and Legislative Issues
Chapter 6 Patient, Subordinate, Workplace, and Professional Advocacy
UNIT III Roles and Functions in Planning
Chapter 7 Organizational Planning
Chapter 8 Planned Change
Chapter 9 Time Management
Chapter 10 Fiscal Planning and Health Care Reimbursement
Chapter 11 Career Planning and Development in Nursing
UNIT IV Roles and Functions in Organizing
Chapter 12 Organizational Structure
Chapter 13 Organizational, Political, and Personal Power
Chapter 14 Organizing Patient Care
UNIT V Roles and Functions in Staffing
Chapter 15 Employee Recruitment, Selection, Placement, and Onboarding
Chapter 16 Educating and Socializing Staff in a Learning Organization
Chapter 17 Staffing Needs and Scheduling Policies
UNIT VI Roles and Functions in Directing
Chapter 18 Creating a Motivating Climate
Chapter 19 Organizational, Interpersonal, and Group Communication in Team
Building
Chapter 20 Delegation
Chapter 21 Conflict, Workplace Violence, and Negotiation
Chapter 22 Collective Bargaining, Unionization, and Employment Laws
UNIT VII Roles and Functions in Controlling
, Chapter 23 Quality Control in Creating a Culture of Patient Safety
Chapter 24 Performance Appraisal
Chapter 25 Problem Employees: Rule Breakers, Marginal Employees, and Those With
Substance Use Disorder
, Chapter 1 Summary: Decision Making, Problem Solving, Critical
Thinking, and Clinical Reasoning
This chapter establishes the foundational cognitive skills required for effective
nursing leadership and management. It distinguishes between decision making,
problem solving, critical thinking, and clinical reasoning, emphasizing their
interrelated roles in professional practice. The chapter introduces models for
systematic problem solving and decision making, highlights the impact of
personal beliefs, values, and intuition on these processes, and stresses the
importance of developing these skills to ensure safe, effective, and evidence-
based patient care and organizational outcomes.
Chapter 1 Test Bank: 50 NCLEX-Style Questions
Question 1
The primary difference between problem solving and decision making is that
decision making:
A) Always follows a strict, linear process.
B) Is a broader process that may not involve a problem.
C) Requires less critical thinking and more intuition.
FUNCTIONS IN NURSING, 11TH EDITION (HUSTON)
TEST BANK UPDATED 2026 CHAPTER 1-25 ALL
ROUND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIT I The Critical Triad: Decision Making, Management, and Leadership
Chapter 1 Decision Making, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Clinical
Reasoning: Requisites for Successful Leadership and Management
Chapter 2 Classical Views of Leadership and Management
Chapter 3 Twenty-First-Century Thinking About Leadership and Management
UNIT II Foundation for Effective Leadership and Management: Ethics, Law, and
Advocacy
Chapter 4 Ethical Issues
Chapter 5 Legal and Legislative Issues
Chapter 6 Patient, Subordinate, Workplace, and Professional Advocacy
UNIT III Roles and Functions in Planning
Chapter 7 Organizational Planning
Chapter 8 Planned Change
Chapter 9 Time Management
Chapter 10 Fiscal Planning and Health Care Reimbursement
Chapter 11 Career Planning and Development in Nursing
UNIT IV Roles and Functions in Organizing
Chapter 12 Organizational Structure
Chapter 13 Organizational, Political, and Personal Power
Chapter 14 Organizing Patient Care
UNIT V Roles and Functions in Staffing
Chapter 15 Employee Recruitment, Selection, Placement, and Onboarding
Chapter 16 Educating and Socializing Staff in a Learning Organization
Chapter 17 Staffing Needs and Scheduling Policies
UNIT VI Roles and Functions in Directing
Chapter 18 Creating a Motivating Climate
Chapter 19 Organizational, Interpersonal, and Group Communication in Team
Building
Chapter 20 Delegation
Chapter 21 Conflict, Workplace Violence, and Negotiation
Chapter 22 Collective Bargaining, Unionization, and Employment Laws
UNIT VII Roles and Functions in Controlling
, Chapter 23 Quality Control in Creating a Culture of Patient Safety
Chapter 24 Performance Appraisal
Chapter 25 Problem Employees: Rule Breakers, Marginal Employees, and Those With
Substance Use Disorder
, Chapter 1 Summary: Decision Making, Problem Solving, Critical
Thinking, and Clinical Reasoning
This chapter establishes the foundational cognitive skills required for effective
nursing leadership and management. It distinguishes between decision making,
problem solving, critical thinking, and clinical reasoning, emphasizing their
interrelated roles in professional practice. The chapter introduces models for
systematic problem solving and decision making, highlights the impact of
personal beliefs, values, and intuition on these processes, and stresses the
importance of developing these skills to ensure safe, effective, and evidence-
based patient care and organizational outcomes.
Chapter 1 Test Bank: 50 NCLEX-Style Questions
Question 1
The primary difference between problem solving and decision making is that
decision making:
A) Always follows a strict, linear process.
B) Is a broader process that may not involve a problem.
C) Requires less critical thinking and more intuition.
