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Leadership Roles and Management Functions in
Nursing Theory and Application, 11 th Edition
By (Huston, 2024), All Chapters 1 - 25
Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing
,Chapter 1 Decision Making, Problem Solving, Critical
Thinking, and Clinical Reasoning: Requisites for successful
leadership and management
1. What statement is true regarding decision making?
A) It is an analysis of a situation
B) It is closely related to evaluation
C) It involves choosing between courses of action
D) It is dependent upon finding the cause of a problem
ANS: C
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Decision making is a complex cognitive process often defined as choosing a particular
course of action. Problem solving is part of decision making and is a systematic
process that focuses on analyzing a difficult situation. Critical thinking, sometimes
referred to as reflective thinking, is related to evaluation and has a broader scope than
decision making and problem solving.
2. What
1. A) Its need for implementation time
2. B) Its lack of a step requiring evaluation of results
3. C) Its failure to gather sufficient data
4. D) Its failure to evaluate alternatives
Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing
, ANS: A
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k:
The traditional problem-solving model is less effective when time constraints are a
consideration. Decision making can occur without the full analysis required in
problem solving. Because problem solving attempts to identify the root problem in
situations, much time and energy are spent on identifying the real problem.
3. Which of the following statements is true regarding decision making?
1. A) Scientific methods provide identical decisions by different individuals for the
same problems
2. B) Decisions are greatly influenced by each persons value system
3. C) Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientific approach to
problem solving is used
4. D) Past experience has little to do with the quality of the decision
ANS: B
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k:
Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of thinking will
influence a persons decision making. No matter how objective the criteria will be, value
judgments will always play a part in a persons decision making, either consciously or
subconsciously.
Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing
Leadership Roles and Management Functions in
Nursing Theory and Application, 11 th Edition
By (Huston, 2024), All Chapters 1 - 25
Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing
,Chapter 1 Decision Making, Problem Solving, Critical
Thinking, and Clinical Reasoning: Requisites for successful
leadership and management
1. What statement is true regarding decision making?
A) It is an analysis of a situation
B) It is closely related to evaluation
C) It involves choosing between courses of action
D) It is dependent upon finding the cause of a problem
ANS: C
Feedback:
Decision making is a complex cognitive process often defined as choosing a particular
course of action. Problem solving is part of decision making and is a systematic
process that focuses on analyzing a difficult situation. Critical thinking, sometimes
referred to as reflective thinking, is related to evaluation and has a broader scope than
decision making and problem solving.
2. What
1. A) Its need for implementation time
2. B) Its lack of a step requiring evaluation of results
3. C) Its failure to gather sufficient data
4. D) Its failure to evaluate alternatives
Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing
, ANS: A
Feedbac
k:
The traditional problem-solving model is less effective when time constraints are a
consideration. Decision making can occur without the full analysis required in
problem solving. Because problem solving attempts to identify the root problem in
situations, much time and energy are spent on identifying the real problem.
3. Which of the following statements is true regarding decision making?
1. A) Scientific methods provide identical decisions by different individuals for the
same problems
2. B) Decisions are greatly influenced by each persons value system
3. C) Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientific approach to
problem solving is used
4. D) Past experience has little to do with the quality of the decision
ANS: B
Feedbac
k:
Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of thinking will
influence a persons decision making. No matter how objective the criteria will be, value
judgments will always play a part in a persons decision making, either consciously or
subconsciously.
Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing
