NUR 4040 Exam 1 Practice Questions and Answers

NUR 4040 Exam 1 Practice Questions and Answers Acronym for nursing process - Ans:-ADPIE What are traits of an economic man? - Ans:-Makes decision in rational manner Has complete knowledge of situation Has complete list of possible alternatives Has rational system of ordering preferences of alternatives Selects the decision that will maximize utility function What are the traits of an administrative man? - Ans:-Makes decision that are good enough Knowledge is always fragmented Impossible to predict consequences of alternatives Usually chooses from among a few alternatives, not all possible ones The final choice is "Satisficing" rather than maximizing ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 2/14 Does the adminstrative man make satisficing or optimal decisions? - Ans:-satisficing Does the economic man make satisfying or optimal decisions? - Ans:-optimal Satisficing - Ans:-choosing a "good enough" alternative Optimizing - Ans:-achieving the best possible balance among several goals critical thinking - Ans:-The mental process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating information to reach an answer or conclusion PICOT - Ans:-Population Intervention Comparison Outcome Time Heuristic Problem Solving - Ans:-any approach to problem-solving, learning, or discovery that employs a practical method not guaranteed to be optimal or perfect, but sufficient for the immediate goals ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 3/14 Exmaples of heuristic problem solving - Ans:-Trial and error, Theory and hunch, Past experiences/life experiences/intuition, self solving authoritarian leader - Ans:-an individual who leads by giving orders and is sole decider democratic leader - Ans:-a leader who encourages group participation and consensus-building before moving into action laisez-faire leadership - Ans:-little direction/control Bureaucratic Leadership - Ans:-leadership based upon fixed official duties under a hierarchy of authority Fayol's functions of management - Ans:-1. Planning 2. Organizing 3. Directing 4. Staffing 5. Controlling planning - Ans:-determining philosophy, goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and rules organizing - Ans:-establishing the structure to carry out plans