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,Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing 10th Edition Marquis Huston
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Chapter 1: Decision Making, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Clinical Reasoning:Requisites for
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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) It is 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 problem
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Ans: C b




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Decision makingis a complex cognitive process often defined as choosing a particular course of
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b action. Problem solving is part of decision making and is a systematic process that focuses on
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b analyzing a difficult situation. Critical thinking, sometimes referred to as reflective thinking, is
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b related to evaluation and has a broader scope than decision making and problem 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 b b b b




B) Its lack of a step requiring evaluation of results
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C) Its failure to gather sufficient data b b b b b




D) Its failure to evaluate alternatives b b b b




Ans: A b




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The traditional problem-solving model is less effective when time constraints are a
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b consideration. Decision making can occur without the full analysis required in problem solving.
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b Because problem solving attempts to identify the root problem in situations, much time and
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b energy are spent on 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 by different individuals for the same problems
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B) Decisions are greatly influenced by each persons value system b b b b b b b b




C) Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientific approach to problem solving is used
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D) Past experience has little to do with the quality of the decision
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Ans: B b




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Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of thinking will influence a
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b persons decision making. No matter how objective the criteria will be, value judgments will
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,always play a part in a persons decision making, either consciously or subconsciously
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4. What influences the qualityof a decision most often?
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A) The decision makers immediatesuperior
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B) The type of decision that needs to be made
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C) Questions asked and alternatives generated b b b b




D) The time of day the decision is made
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b Ans: C b




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The greater the number of alternatives that can be generated by the decision maker, the better the
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final decision will be. The alternatives generated and the final choices are limited by each persons
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b value system. b




5. What does knowledge about good decision making lead one to believe?
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A) Good decision makers are usually right-brain, intuitive thinkers b b b b b b b




B) Effective decision makers are sensitive to the situation and to others b b b b b b b b b b




C) Good decisions are usuallymade byleft-brain, logical thinkers b b b b b b b b




D) Good decision making requires analytical rather than creative processes b b b b b b b b




Ans: B b




b Feedback:
Good decision makers seem to have antennae that make them particularly sensitive to other people
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and situations. Left-brain thinkers are typically better at processing language,
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logic, numbers, and sequential ordering, whereas right-brain thinkers excel at nonverbal
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b ideationand holistic synthesizing b b




6. What is an important task that relies heavily on critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills is the best
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definition of decision making?
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A) The planning process of management b b b b




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




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




D) Required to justifythe need for scarce items b b b b b b b




Ans: C b




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




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 solution
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Ans: B b




b Feedback:
A decision is made when a course of action has been chosen. Problem solving is part of decision
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making and is a systematic process that focuses on analyzing a difficult situation. Problem solving
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b always 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 b b b b b b




B) Not all values are of equal worth b b b b b b




C) Our values remain unchanged over time
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D) Our values often collide with one another
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Ans:D
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Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of thinking will influence a
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persons decision making. No matter how objective the criteria will be, value judgments will
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b always play a part in a persons 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) It is narrower in scope than decision making
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C) It requires reasoning and creative analysis
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D) It is a synonym for the problem-solving process
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Ans: C b




b Feedback:
Critical thinking has a broader scope than decision making and problem solving. It is sometimes
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referred to as reflective thinking. Critical thinking also involves reflecting upon the meaning of
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b statements, examining the offered evidence and reasoning, and forming judgments about facts.
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10. How do administrative man managers make the majorityof their decisions?
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1. A) After gathering all the facts b b b b b




2. B) In a manner good enough to solve the problem
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3. C) In a rational, logical manner b b b b b