,LeadershipdRolesdanddManagementdFunctionsdindNursingd10thdEditiondMarquisdHustond
TestdBank
Chapterd1dMaking,dProblemdSolving,dCriticaldThinking,danddClinicaldReasoning:dRequisitesdfordsuccessfuldle
adershipdanddmanagement
1. Whatdstatementdisdtruedregardingddecisiondmaking?
A) Itdisdandanalysisdofdadsituation
B) Itdisdcloselydrelateddtodevaluation
C) Itdinvolvesdchoosingdbetweendcoursesdofdaction
D) ItdisddependentdupondfindingdthedcausedofdadproblemdAns:dCdFeedback:
Decisiondmakingdisdadcomplexdcognitivedprocessdoftenddefineddasdchoosingdadparticulardcoursedofdaction.d
Problemdsolvingdisdpartdofddecisiondmakingdanddisdadsystematicdprocessdthatdfocusesdondanalyzingdaddiffic
ultdsituation.dCriticaldthinking,dsometimesdreferreddtodasdreflectivedthinking,disdrelateddtodevaluationdanddh
asdadbroaderdscopedthanddecisiondmakingdanddproblemdsolving.
2. What
1. A)dItsdneeddfordimplementationdtime
2. B)dItsdlackdofdadstepdrequiringdevaluationdofdresults
3. C)dItsdfailuredtodgatherdsufficientddata
4. D)dItsdfailuredtodevaluatedalternatives
Ans:dAdFeedback:
Thedtraditionaldproblem-
solvingdmodeldisdlessdeffectivedwhendtimedconstraintsdaredadconsideration.dDecisiondmakingdcandoccurdwit
houtdthedfulldanalysisdrequireddindproblemdsolving.dBecausedproblemdsolvingdattemptsdtodidentifydthedroo
tdproblemdindsituations,dmuchdtimedanddenergydaredspentdondidentifyingdthedrealdproblem.
3. Whichdofdthedfollowingdstatementsdisdtruedregardingddecisiondmaking?
,1. A)dScientificdmethodsdprovidedidenticalddecisionsdbyddifferentdindividualsdfordthedsamedproblems
2. B)dDecisionsdaredgreatlydinfluenceddbydeachdpersonsdvaluedsystem
3. C)dPersonaldbeliefsdcandbedadjusteddfordwhendthedscientificdapproachdtodproblemdsolvingdisdused
4. D)dPastdexperiencedhasdlittledtoddodwithdthedqualitydofdtheddecision
Ans:dBdFeedback:
Values,dlifedexperience,dindividualdpreference,danddindividualdwaysdofdthinkingdwilldinfluencedadpersonsdd
ecisiondmaking.dNodmatterdhowdobjectivedthedcriteriadwilldbe,dvaluedjudgmentsdwilldalwaysdplaydadpartdinda
dpersonsddecisiondmaking,deitherdconsciouslydordsubconsciously.
isdadweaknessdofdthedtraditionaldproblem-solvingdmodel?dPaged1
4. Whatdinfluencesdthedqualitydofdaddecisiondmostdoften?dA)dTheddecisiondmakersdimmediat
edsuperior
B) Thedtypedofddecisiondthatdneedsdtodbedmade
C) Questionsdaskeddanddalternativesdgenerated
D) ThedtimedofddaydtheddecisiondisdmadedAns:
CdFeedback:
Thedgreaterdthednumberdofdalternativesdthatdcandbedgenerateddbydtheddecisiondmaker,dthedbetterdthedfinald
decisiondwilldbe.dThedalternativesdgenerateddanddthedfinaldchoicesdaredlimiteddbydeachdpersonsdvaluedsyst
em.
5. What
1. A)dGoodddecisiondmakersdaredusuallydright-brain,dintuitivedthinkers
2. B)dEffectiveddecisiondmakersdaredsensitivedtodthedsituationdanddtodothers
3. C)dGoodddecisionsdaredusuallydmadedbydleft-brain,dlogicaldthinkers
4. D)dGoodddecisiondmakingdrequiresdanalyticaldratherdthandcreativedprocesses
, Ans:dBdFeedback:
Goodddecisiondmakersdseemdtodhavedantennaedthatdmakedthemdparticularlydsensitivedtodother
peopledanddsituations.dLeft-
braindthinkersdaredtypicallydbetterdatdprocessingdlanguage,dlogic,dnumbers,danddsequentialdordering,dwhere
asdright-braindthinkersdexceldatdnonverbaldideationdanddholisticdsynthesizing.
doesdknowledgedaboutdgoodddecisiondmakingdleaddonedtodbelieve?
6. What
1. A)dThedplanningdprocessdofdmanagement
2. B)dThedevaluationdphasedofdthedexecutivedrole
3. C)dOnedstepdindthedproblem-solvingdprocess
4. D)dRequireddtodjustifydthedneeddfordscarceditems
Ans:dCdFeedback:
Decisiondmakingdisdadcomplex,dcognitivedprocessdoftenddefineddasdchoosingdadparticulardcoursedofdaction.d
Decisiondmaking,donedstepdindthedproblem-
solvingdprocess,disdandimportantdtaskdthatdreliesdheavilydondcriticaldthinkingdanddclinicaldreasoningdskills.
isdthedbestddefinitiondofddecisiondmaking?dPaged2
7. Ifddecisiondmakingdisdtriggereddbydadproblemdwithdwhatddoesditdend?
1. A)dAndalternativedproblem
2. B)dAdchosendcoursedofdaction
3. C)dAndactiondthatdguaranteesdsuccess
4. D)dAdrestatementdofdthedsolution
Ans:dBdFeedback:
TestdBank
Chapterd1dMaking,dProblemdSolving,dCriticaldThinking,danddClinicaldReasoning:dRequisitesdfordsuccessfuldle
adershipdanddmanagement
1. Whatdstatementdisdtruedregardingddecisiondmaking?
A) Itdisdandanalysisdofdadsituation
B) Itdisdcloselydrelateddtodevaluation
C) Itdinvolvesdchoosingdbetweendcoursesdofdaction
D) ItdisddependentdupondfindingdthedcausedofdadproblemdAns:dCdFeedback:
Decisiondmakingdisdadcomplexdcognitivedprocessdoftenddefineddasdchoosingdadparticulardcoursedofdaction.d
Problemdsolvingdisdpartdofddecisiondmakingdanddisdadsystematicdprocessdthatdfocusesdondanalyzingdaddiffic
ultdsituation.dCriticaldthinking,dsometimesdreferreddtodasdreflectivedthinking,disdrelateddtodevaluationdanddh
asdadbroaderdscopedthanddecisiondmakingdanddproblemdsolving.
2. What
1. A)dItsdneeddfordimplementationdtime
2. B)dItsdlackdofdadstepdrequiringdevaluationdofdresults
3. C)dItsdfailuredtodgatherdsufficientddata
4. D)dItsdfailuredtodevaluatedalternatives
Ans:dAdFeedback:
Thedtraditionaldproblem-
solvingdmodeldisdlessdeffectivedwhendtimedconstraintsdaredadconsideration.dDecisiondmakingdcandoccurdwit
houtdthedfulldanalysisdrequireddindproblemdsolving.dBecausedproblemdsolvingdattemptsdtodidentifydthedroo
tdproblemdindsituations,dmuchdtimedanddenergydaredspentdondidentifyingdthedrealdproblem.
3. Whichdofdthedfollowingdstatementsdisdtruedregardingddecisiondmaking?
,1. A)dScientificdmethodsdprovidedidenticalddecisionsdbyddifferentdindividualsdfordthedsamedproblems
2. B)dDecisionsdaredgreatlydinfluenceddbydeachdpersonsdvaluedsystem
3. C)dPersonaldbeliefsdcandbedadjusteddfordwhendthedscientificdapproachdtodproblemdsolvingdisdused
4. D)dPastdexperiencedhasdlittledtoddodwithdthedqualitydofdtheddecision
Ans:dBdFeedback:
Values,dlifedexperience,dindividualdpreference,danddindividualdwaysdofdthinkingdwilldinfluencedadpersonsdd
ecisiondmaking.dNodmatterdhowdobjectivedthedcriteriadwilldbe,dvaluedjudgmentsdwilldalwaysdplaydadpartdinda
dpersonsddecisiondmaking,deitherdconsciouslydordsubconsciously.
isdadweaknessdofdthedtraditionaldproblem-solvingdmodel?dPaged1
4. Whatdinfluencesdthedqualitydofdaddecisiondmostdoften?dA)dTheddecisiondmakersdimmediat
edsuperior
B) Thedtypedofddecisiondthatdneedsdtodbedmade
C) Questionsdaskeddanddalternativesdgenerated
D) ThedtimedofddaydtheddecisiondisdmadedAns:
CdFeedback:
Thedgreaterdthednumberdofdalternativesdthatdcandbedgenerateddbydtheddecisiondmaker,dthedbetterdthedfinald
decisiondwilldbe.dThedalternativesdgenerateddanddthedfinaldchoicesdaredlimiteddbydeachdpersonsdvaluedsyst
em.
5. What
1. A)dGoodddecisiondmakersdaredusuallydright-brain,dintuitivedthinkers
2. B)dEffectiveddecisiondmakersdaredsensitivedtodthedsituationdanddtodothers
3. C)dGoodddecisionsdaredusuallydmadedbydleft-brain,dlogicaldthinkers
4. D)dGoodddecisiondmakingdrequiresdanalyticaldratherdthandcreativedprocesses
, Ans:dBdFeedback:
Goodddecisiondmakersdseemdtodhavedantennaedthatdmakedthemdparticularlydsensitivedtodother
peopledanddsituations.dLeft-
braindthinkersdaredtypicallydbetterdatdprocessingdlanguage,dlogic,dnumbers,danddsequentialdordering,dwhere
asdright-braindthinkersdexceldatdnonverbaldideationdanddholisticdsynthesizing.
doesdknowledgedaboutdgoodddecisiondmakingdleaddonedtodbelieve?
6. What
1. A)dThedplanningdprocessdofdmanagement
2. B)dThedevaluationdphasedofdthedexecutivedrole
3. C)dOnedstepdindthedproblem-solvingdprocess
4. D)dRequireddtodjustifydthedneeddfordscarceditems
Ans:dCdFeedback:
Decisiondmakingdisdadcomplex,dcognitivedprocessdoftenddefineddasdchoosingdadparticulardcoursedofdaction.d
Decisiondmaking,donedstepdindthedproblem-
solvingdprocess,disdandimportantdtaskdthatdreliesdheavilydondcriticaldthinkingdanddclinicaldreasoningdskills.
isdthedbestddefinitiondofddecisiondmaking?dPaged2
7. Ifddecisiondmakingdisdtriggereddbydadproblemdwithdwhatddoesditdend?
1. A)dAndalternativedproblem
2. B)dAdchosendcoursedofdaction
3. C)dAndactiondthatdguaranteesdsuccess
4. D)dAdrestatementdofdthedsolution
Ans:dBdFeedback:
