LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT FOR NURSES
2026 FINAL PAPER REVIEW QUESTIONS
ANSWERS BUNDLED PRACTICE COLLECTION
◉ What is the result of the decision-making process?
Answer: A chosen course of action.
◉ What should a nurse-manager do when faced with a decision
involving their values?
Answer: Identify and reflect on their own values.
◉ What is true about critical thinking?
Answer: It requires reasoning and creative analysis.
◉ How can a nurse-manager prevent confirmation bias in decision
making?
Answer: Make sure not to prioritize information that supports their
own beliefs.
◉ What is the role of intuition in decision making?
Answer: It is a component but should not be prioritized over values.
,◉ What is a necessary phase in the decision-making process?
Answer: Fully understanding the problem.
◉ What does confirmation bias refer to?
Answer: The tendency to favor information that confirms our beliefs.
◉ What is critical thinking often referred to as?
Answer: Reflective thinking.
◉ What is the importance of client and family preferences in
evidence-based practice?
Answer: They are important but not explicit components of the PICO
format.
◉ What is the best action for a nurse-manager when values are
involved in a decision?
Answer: Reflect on their own values.
◉ What should guide a nurse's evaluation process after making a
decision?
Answer: A question that assesses the outcome of the decision.
◉ What question should guide the nurse's evaluation process?
, Answer: Did the outcomes align with the original objectives?
◉ Why is the evaluation phase necessary in decision making?
Answer: To determine whether a good decision was made by
comparing actual outcomes to desired outcomes.
◉ Which statement is true about powerful individuals in
organizational decision making?
Answer: They often make decisions that are in congruence with
their own values.
◉ What type of illogical thinking is demonstrated by
overgeneralizing characteristics of a group?
Answer: Overgeneralizing
◉ What effect does organizational power have on a nurse's decision
making?
Answer: The nurse may have to accept decisions contrary to their
own values.
◉ What does a decision grid allow a manager to do?
Answer: Examine alternatives visually and compare each against the
same criteria.
2026 FINAL PAPER REVIEW QUESTIONS
ANSWERS BUNDLED PRACTICE COLLECTION
◉ What is the result of the decision-making process?
Answer: A chosen course of action.
◉ What should a nurse-manager do when faced with a decision
involving their values?
Answer: Identify and reflect on their own values.
◉ What is true about critical thinking?
Answer: It requires reasoning and creative analysis.
◉ How can a nurse-manager prevent confirmation bias in decision
making?
Answer: Make sure not to prioritize information that supports their
own beliefs.
◉ What is the role of intuition in decision making?
Answer: It is a component but should not be prioritized over values.
,◉ What is a necessary phase in the decision-making process?
Answer: Fully understanding the problem.
◉ What does confirmation bias refer to?
Answer: The tendency to favor information that confirms our beliefs.
◉ What is critical thinking often referred to as?
Answer: Reflective thinking.
◉ What is the importance of client and family preferences in
evidence-based practice?
Answer: They are important but not explicit components of the PICO
format.
◉ What is the best action for a nurse-manager when values are
involved in a decision?
Answer: Reflect on their own values.
◉ What should guide a nurse's evaluation process after making a
decision?
Answer: A question that assesses the outcome of the decision.
◉ What question should guide the nurse's evaluation process?
, Answer: Did the outcomes align with the original objectives?
◉ Why is the evaluation phase necessary in decision making?
Answer: To determine whether a good decision was made by
comparing actual outcomes to desired outcomes.
◉ Which statement is true about powerful individuals in
organizational decision making?
Answer: They often make decisions that are in congruence with
their own values.
◉ What type of illogical thinking is demonstrated by
overgeneralizing characteristics of a group?
Answer: Overgeneralizing
◉ What effect does organizational power have on a nurse's decision
making?
Answer: The nurse may have to accept decisions contrary to their
own values.
◉ What does a decision grid allow a manager to do?
Answer: Examine alternatives visually and compare each against the
same criteria.
