Nursing Management & Leadership – Quiz 1 – Study Guide & Practice Questions
Decisions are greatly influenced by each person's value system - correct answer ✔✔Which
statement is true regarding decision making?
Ensure that specific goals are identified during the planning process - correct answer ✔✔A
novice nurse has been trying to apply the nursing process to each client interaction. What
should the nurse do to enhance the effectiveness of this process for making decisions and
solving problems?
Make sure not to prioritize information that supports the manager's beliefs - correct answer
✔✔A nurse-manager has realized that the data gathering process before a recent decision may
have been influenced by confirmation bias. How can the manager best prevent this in the
future?
choose between different courses of action - correct answer ✔✔The nurse is applying a
decision-making process to a clinical challenge. When applying this process, the nurse must:
identifying the root cause of the conflict - correct answer ✔✔The nurse is applying the
traditional problem-solving model when mediating in a conflict between two colleagues. When
applying this model, the nurse should prioritize what task?
a chosen curse of action - correct answer ✔✔The nurse-manager is applying the decision-
making process when addressing a nurse's high rate of absenteeism. This process should result
in:
Formulate a specific, searchable clinical question about wound care - correct answer ✔✔The
nurses on a medical unit are using several different techniques for performing wound care and
the manager recognizes a need to implement evidence-based practice (EBP). What should the
manager do first when applying the principles of EBP?
Decisions are greatly influenced by each person's value system - correct answer ✔✔Which
statement is true regarding decision making?
Ensure that specific goals are identified during the planning process - correct answer ✔✔A
novice nurse has been trying to apply the nursing process to each client interaction. What
should the nurse do to enhance the effectiveness of this process for making decisions and
solving problems?
Make sure not to prioritize information that supports the manager's beliefs - correct answer
✔✔A nurse-manager has realized that the data gathering process before a recent decision may
have been influenced by confirmation bias. How can the manager best prevent this in the
future?
choose between different courses of action - correct answer ✔✔The nurse is applying a
decision-making process to a clinical challenge. When applying this process, the nurse must:
identifying the root cause of the conflict - correct answer ✔✔The nurse is applying the
traditional problem-solving model when mediating in a conflict between two colleagues. When
applying this model, the nurse should prioritize what task?
a chosen curse of action - correct answer ✔✔The nurse-manager is applying the decision-
making process when addressing a nurse's high rate of absenteeism. This process should result
in:
Formulate a specific, searchable clinical question about wound care - correct answer ✔✔The
nurses on a medical unit are using several different techniques for performing wound care and
the manager recognizes a need to implement evidence-based practice (EBP). What should the
manager do first when applying the principles of EBP?
