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Leadership Roles and Management Fu f f f f
nctions in Nursing 10th Edition Marqui
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sHuston Test Bank. f f f
Chapterf1fMaking,fProblemfSolving,fCriticalfThinking,fandfClinicalfReasoning:fRequisitesfforfsuccessfulfleaders
hipfandfmanagement
1. Whatfstatementfisftruefregardingfdecisionfmaking?
A) Itfisfanfanalysisfoffafsituation
B) Itfisfcloselyfrelatedftofevaluation
C) Itfinvolvesfchoosingfbetweenfcoursesfoffaction
D) ItfisfdependentfuponffindingfthefcausefoffafproblemfAns:fCfFeedback:
Decisionfmakingfisfafcomplexfcognitivefprocessfoftenfdefinedfasfchoosingfafparticularfcoursefoffaction.f
Problemfsolvingfisfpartfoffdecisionfmakingfandfisfafsystematicfprocessfthatffocusesfonfanalyzingfafdiffic
ultfsituation.fCriticalfthinking,fsometimesfreferredftofasfreflectivefthinking,fisfrelatedftofevaluationfandfh
asfafbroaderfscopefthanfdecisionfmakingfandfproblemfsolving.
2. What
1. A)fItsfneedfforfimplementationftime
2. B)fItsflackfoffafstepfrequiringfevaluationfoffresults
3. C)fItsffailureftofgatherfsufficientfdata
4. D)fItsffailureftofevaluatefalternatives
Ans:fAfFeedback:
Theftraditionalfproblem-
solvingfmodelfisflessfeffectivefwhenftimefconstraintsfarefafconsideration.fDecisionfmakingfcanfocc
urfwithoutftheffullfanalysisfrequiredfinfproblemfsolving.fBecausefproblemfsolvingfattemptsftofiden
tifyfthefrootfproblemfinfsituations,fmuchftimefandfenergyfarefspentfonfidentifyingfthefrealfproble
m.
3. Whichfofftheffollowingfstatementsfisftruefregardingfdecisionfmaking?
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1. A)fScientificfmethodsfprovidefidenticalfdecisionsfbyfdifferentfindividualsfforfthefsamefproblems
2. B)fDecisionsfarefgreatlyfinfluencedfbyfeachfpersonsfvaluefsystem
3. C)fPersonalfbeliefsfcanfbefadjustedfforfwhenfthefscientificfapproachftofproblemfsolvingfisfused
4. D)fPastfexperiencefhasflittleftofdofwithfthefqualityfoffthefdecision
Ans:fBfFeedback:
Values,flifefexperience,findividualfpreference,fandfindividualfwaysfoffthinkingfwillfinfluencefafpersonsfd
ecisionfmaking.fNofmatterfhowfobjectivefthefcriteriafwillfbe,fvaluefjudgmentsfwillfalwaysfplayfafpartfinfafp
ersonsfdecisionfmaking,feitherfconsciouslyforfsubconsciously.
isfafweaknessfofftheftraditionalfproblem-solvingfmodel?fPagef1
4. Whatfinfluencesfthefqualityfoffafdecisionfmostfoften?fA)fThefdecisionfmakersfimmediatefs
uperior
B) Theftypefoffdecisionfthatfneedsftofbefmade
C) Questionsfaskedfandfalternativesfgenerated
D) TheftimefoffdayfthefdecisionfisfmadefAns:
CfFeedback:
Thefgreaterfthefnumberfoffalternativesfthatfcanfbefgeneratedfbyfthefdecisionfmaker,fthefbetterftheffinalfd
ecisionfwillfbe.fThefalternativesfgeneratedfandftheffinalfchoicesfareflimitedfbyfeachfpersonsfvaluefsyste
m.
5. What
1. A)fGoodfdecisionfmakersfarefusuallyfright-brain,fintuitivefthinkers
2. B)fEffectivefdecisionfmakersfarefsensitiveftofthefsituationfandftofothers
3. C)fGoodfdecisionsfarefusuallyfmadefbyfleft-brain,flogicalfthinkers
4. D)fGoodfdecisionfmakingfrequiresfanalyticalfratherfthanfcreativefprocesses
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Ans:fBfFeedback:
Goodfdecisionfmakersfseemftofhavefantennaefthatfmakefthemfparticularlyfsensitiveftofother
peoplefandfsituations.fLeft-
brainfthinkersfareftypicallyfbetterfatfprocessingflanguage,flogic,fnumbers,fandfsequentialfordering,fwhereasfri
ght-brainfthinkersfexcelfatfnonverbalfideationfandfholisticfsynthesizing.
doesfknowledgefaboutfgoodfdecisionfmakingfleadfoneftofbelieve?
6. What
1. A)fThefplanningfprocessfoffmanagement
2. B)fThefevaluationfphasefoffthefexecutivefrole
3. C)fOnefstepfinfthefproblem-solvingfprocess
4. D)fRequiredftofjustifyfthefneedfforfscarcefitems
Ans:fCfFeedback:
Decisionfmakingfisfafcomplex,fcognitivefprocessfoftenfdefinedfasfchoosingfafparticularfcoursefoffaction.fD
ecisionfmaking,fonefstepfinfthefproblem-
solvingfprocess,fisfanfimportantftaskfthatfreliesfheavilyfonfcriticalfthinkingfandfclinicalfreasoningfskills.
isfthefbestfdefinitionfoffdecisionfmaking?fPagef2
7. Iffdecisionfmakingfisftriggeredfbyfafproblemfwithfwhatfdoesfitfend?
1. A)fAnfalternativefproblem
2. B)fAfchosenfcoursefoffaction
3. C)fAnfactionfthatfguaranteesfsuccess
4. D)fAfrestatementfoffthefsolution
Ans:fBfFeedback:
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Afdecisionfisfmadefwhenfafcoursefoffactionfhasfbeenfchosen.fProblemfsolvingfisfpartfoffdecisionfmakingfa
ndfisfafsystematicfprocessfthatffocusesfonfanalyzingfafdifficultfsituation.fProblemfsolvingfalwaysfinclude
sfafdecision-makingfstep.
8. Whyfdofourfvaluesfoftenfcausefpersonalfconflictfinfdecisionfmaking?
1. A)fSomefvaluesfarefnotfrealisticforfhealthy
2. B)fNotfallfvaluesfarefoffequalfworth
3. C)fOurfvaluesfremainfunchangedfoverftime
4. D)fOurfvaluesfoftenfcollidefwithfonefanother
Ans:fDfFeedback:
Values,flifefexperience,findividualfpreference,fandfindividualfwaysfoffthinkingfwillfinfluencefafpersonsfd
ecisionfmaking.fNofmatterfhowfobjectivefthefcriteriafwillfbe,fvaluefjudgmentsfwillfalwaysfplayfafpartfinfafp
ersonsfdecisionfmaking,feitherfconsciouslyforfsubconsciously.
9. Whichfstatementfisftruefconcerningfcriticalfthinking?
1. A)fItfisfafsimplefapproachftofdecisionfmaking
2. B)fItfisfnarrowerfinfscopefthanfdecisionfmaking
3. C)fItfrequiresfreasoningfandfcreativefanalysis
4. D)fItfisfafsynonymfforfthefproblem-solvingfprocess
Ans:fCfFeedback:
Criticalfthinkingfhasfafbroaderfscopefthanfdecisionfmakingfandfproblemfsolving.fItfisfsometimesfreferredft
ofasfreflectivefthinking.fCriticalfthinkingfalsofinvolvesfreflectingfuponfthefmeaningfoffstatements,fexamin
ingfthefofferedfevidencefandfreasoning,fandfformingfjudgmentsfaboutffacts.
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Leadership Roles and Management Fu f f f f
nctions in Nursing 10th Edition Marqui
f f f f f
sHuston Test Bank. f f f
Chapterf1fMaking,fProblemfSolving,fCriticalfThinking,fandfClinicalfReasoning:fRequisitesfforfsuccessfulfleaders
hipfandfmanagement
1. Whatfstatementfisftruefregardingfdecisionfmaking?
A) Itfisfanfanalysisfoffafsituation
B) Itfisfcloselyfrelatedftofevaluation
C) Itfinvolvesfchoosingfbetweenfcoursesfoffaction
D) ItfisfdependentfuponffindingfthefcausefoffafproblemfAns:fCfFeedback:
Decisionfmakingfisfafcomplexfcognitivefprocessfoftenfdefinedfasfchoosingfafparticularfcoursefoffaction.f
Problemfsolvingfisfpartfoffdecisionfmakingfandfisfafsystematicfprocessfthatffocusesfonfanalyzingfafdiffic
ultfsituation.fCriticalfthinking,fsometimesfreferredftofasfreflectivefthinking,fisfrelatedftofevaluationfandfh
asfafbroaderfscopefthanfdecisionfmakingfandfproblemfsolving.
2. What
1. A)fItsfneedfforfimplementationftime
2. B)fItsflackfoffafstepfrequiringfevaluationfoffresults
3. C)fItsffailureftofgatherfsufficientfdata
4. D)fItsffailureftofevaluatefalternatives
Ans:fAfFeedback:
Theftraditionalfproblem-
solvingfmodelfisflessfeffectivefwhenftimefconstraintsfarefafconsideration.fDecisionfmakingfcanfocc
urfwithoutftheffullfanalysisfrequiredfinfproblemfsolving.fBecausefproblemfsolvingfattemptsftofiden
tifyfthefrootfproblemfinfsituations,fmuchftimefandfenergyfarefspentfonfidentifyingfthefrealfproble
m.
3. Whichfofftheffollowingfstatementsfisftruefregardingfdecisionfmaking?
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1. A)fScientificfmethodsfprovidefidenticalfdecisionsfbyfdifferentfindividualsfforfthefsamefproblems
2. B)fDecisionsfarefgreatlyfinfluencedfbyfeachfpersonsfvaluefsystem
3. C)fPersonalfbeliefsfcanfbefadjustedfforfwhenfthefscientificfapproachftofproblemfsolvingfisfused
4. D)fPastfexperiencefhasflittleftofdofwithfthefqualityfoffthefdecision
Ans:fBfFeedback:
Values,flifefexperience,findividualfpreference,fandfindividualfwaysfoffthinkingfwillfinfluencefafpersonsfd
ecisionfmaking.fNofmatterfhowfobjectivefthefcriteriafwillfbe,fvaluefjudgmentsfwillfalwaysfplayfafpartfinfafp
ersonsfdecisionfmaking,feitherfconsciouslyforfsubconsciously.
isfafweaknessfofftheftraditionalfproblem-solvingfmodel?fPagef1
4. Whatfinfluencesfthefqualityfoffafdecisionfmostfoften?fA)fThefdecisionfmakersfimmediatefs
uperior
B) Theftypefoffdecisionfthatfneedsftofbefmade
C) Questionsfaskedfandfalternativesfgenerated
D) TheftimefoffdayfthefdecisionfisfmadefAns:
CfFeedback:
Thefgreaterfthefnumberfoffalternativesfthatfcanfbefgeneratedfbyfthefdecisionfmaker,fthefbetterftheffinalfd
ecisionfwillfbe.fThefalternativesfgeneratedfandftheffinalfchoicesfareflimitedfbyfeachfpersonsfvaluefsyste
m.
5. What
1. A)fGoodfdecisionfmakersfarefusuallyfright-brain,fintuitivefthinkers
2. B)fEffectivefdecisionfmakersfarefsensitiveftofthefsituationfandftofothers
3. C)fGoodfdecisionsfarefusuallyfmadefbyfleft-brain,flogicalfthinkers
4. D)fGoodfdecisionfmakingfrequiresfanalyticalfratherfthanfcreativefprocesses
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Ans:fBfFeedback:
Goodfdecisionfmakersfseemftofhavefantennaefthatfmakefthemfparticularlyfsensitiveftofother
peoplefandfsituations.fLeft-
brainfthinkersfareftypicallyfbetterfatfprocessingflanguage,flogic,fnumbers,fandfsequentialfordering,fwhereasfri
ght-brainfthinkersfexcelfatfnonverbalfideationfandfholisticfsynthesizing.
doesfknowledgefaboutfgoodfdecisionfmakingfleadfoneftofbelieve?
6. What
1. A)fThefplanningfprocessfoffmanagement
2. B)fThefevaluationfphasefoffthefexecutivefrole
3. C)fOnefstepfinfthefproblem-solvingfprocess
4. D)fRequiredftofjustifyfthefneedfforfscarcefitems
Ans:fCfFeedback:
Decisionfmakingfisfafcomplex,fcognitivefprocessfoftenfdefinedfasfchoosingfafparticularfcoursefoffaction.fD
ecisionfmaking,fonefstepfinfthefproblem-
solvingfprocess,fisfanfimportantftaskfthatfreliesfheavilyfonfcriticalfthinkingfandfclinicalfreasoningfskills.
isfthefbestfdefinitionfoffdecisionfmaking?fPagef2
7. Iffdecisionfmakingfisftriggeredfbyfafproblemfwithfwhatfdoesfitfend?
1. A)fAnfalternativefproblem
2. B)fAfchosenfcoursefoffaction
3. C)fAnfactionfthatfguaranteesfsuccess
4. D)fAfrestatementfoffthefsolution
Ans:fBfFeedback:
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Afdecisionfisfmadefwhenfafcoursefoffactionfhasfbeenfchosen.fProblemfsolvingfisfpartfoffdecisionfmakingfa
ndfisfafsystematicfprocessfthatffocusesfonfanalyzingfafdifficultfsituation.fProblemfsolvingfalwaysfinclude
sfafdecision-makingfstep.
8. Whyfdofourfvaluesfoftenfcausefpersonalfconflictfinfdecisionfmaking?
1. A)fSomefvaluesfarefnotfrealisticforfhealthy
2. B)fNotfallfvaluesfarefoffequalfworth
3. C)fOurfvaluesfremainfunchangedfoverftime
4. D)fOurfvaluesfoftenfcollidefwithfonefanother
Ans:fDfFeedback:
Values,flifefexperience,findividualfpreference,fandfindividualfwaysfoffthinkingfwillfinfluencefafpersonsfd
ecisionfmaking.fNofmatterfhowfobjectivefthefcriteriafwillfbe,fvaluefjudgmentsfwillfalwaysfplayfafpartfinfafp
ersonsfdecisionfmaking,feitherfconsciouslyforfsubconsciously.
9. Whichfstatementfisftruefconcerningfcriticalfthinking?
1. A)fItfisfafsimplefapproachftofdecisionfmaking
2. B)fItfisfnarrowerfinfscopefthanfdecisionfmaking
3. C)fItfrequiresfreasoningfandfcreativefanalysis
4. D)fItfisfafsynonymfforfthefproblem-solvingfprocess
Ans:fCfFeedback:
Criticalfthinkingfhasfafbroaderfscopefthanfdecisionfmakingfandfproblemfsolving.fItfisfsometimesfreferredft
ofasfreflectivefthinking.fCriticalfthinkingfalsofinvolvesfreflectingfuponfthefmeaningfoffstatements,fexamin
ingfthefofferedfevidencefandfreasoning,fandfformingfjudgmentsfaboutffacts.
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