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Leadership Roles And Management Functions In
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Nursing 9th Edition By Marquis & Huston | Complete
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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 trueregarding decisionmaking?
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A) It is an analysis of asituation b b b b b b




B) It is closelyrelated to evaluation
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C) Itinvolves choosingbetween courses ofaction
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D) It is dependent upon finding the causeof a
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problem
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Ans: C b




Feedback:
Decision making is acomplex cognitive processoften defined aschoosing a
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particular course of action. Problem solving is part of decision making and is
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a systematic process that focuses on analyzing a difficult situation. Critical
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thinking, sometimes referred to asreflective thinking, is related to evaluation
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and has a broader scope than decision making and problem solving.
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2. Whatis aweaknessof thetraditional problem-solving model?
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A) Itsneed forimplementation time b b b b




B) Itslack ofastep requiring evaluation of results
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C) Its failureto gathersufficient data b b b b b




D) Itsfailuretoevaluate b b b




alternatives
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Ans: A b




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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analysisrequiredinproblemsolving.Becauseproblems olNving attempts to
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identifytheroot problemin situations, much time and energy are spent on
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identifying the real problem.
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3. Whichofthefollowing statements is true regarding decision making?
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A) Scientificmethodsprovideidenticaldecisions bydifferent b b b b b b




individuals for the same problems
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B) Decisionsaregreatlyinfluenced byeach person's value system b b b b b b b b




C) Personalbeliefs canbeadjusted forwhen thescientific approach to b b b b b b b b b b




problem solving is usedb b b b




D) Past experience has little to do with thequalityof the b b b b b b b b b b




decision
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, Ans: B b




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 objective
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the criteria will be, value judgments will always playa part in a
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Person’sdecisionmaking,eitherconsciouslyorsubconsciously.
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4. Whatinfluences thequalityofa decision most often?
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A) Thedecision maker'simmediate superior b b b b




B) Thetype ofdecision that needs to be made b b b b b b b b




C) Questions asked and alternatives generated b b b b




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




made
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Ans: C b




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 the
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final choices arelimited byeach person's value system.
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5. What doesknowledge aboutgooddecision makinglead oneto believe?
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A) Gooddecision makersareusuallyright-brain,intuitivethinkersb b b b b b b




B) Effectivedecision makers aresensitive tothesituation and toothers b b b b b b b b b b




C) Good decisions areusuallymadebyleft-brain,logical thinkers
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D) Gooddecision makingrequires analytical ratherthancreative b b b b b b b




processes
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Ans: B b




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 thebest definition ofdecision making?
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A) Theplanning processof management b b b b




B) Theevaluation phaseof theexecutive role b b b b b b




C) Onestep intheproblem-solving process b b b b b




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




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Ans: C b




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




B) A chosen course of actionb b b b




C) Anaction thatguarantees success b b b b




D) Arestatementofthe b b b




solution
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Ans: B b




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




8. Whydoourvalues often causepersonal conflict in decision making?
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A) Some values arenot realistic orhealthy b b b b b b




B) Not all values areofequal worth b b b b b b




C) Ourvalues remain unchanged overtime b b b b b




D) Ourvalues often collidewith one b b b b b




another
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Ans: D b




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 objective
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the criteria will be, value judgments will always play a part in aperson's
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decision making, either consciously or subconsciously.
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9. Whichstatement istrue concerningcriticalthinking?
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A) It is asimple approach to decision making
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B) Itisnarrower in scopethan decision making
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C) Itrequires reasoningand creativeanalysis
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D) It is asynonymfortheproblem-solving
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process
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Ans: C b




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