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successfulleadership and management
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Which of the following statements is true regarding decision making?
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1. A) Scientific methods provide identical decisions by different individuals for
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the same problems
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2. B) Decisions are greatly influenced by each persons value system
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3. C) Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientific approach to
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4. D) Past experience has little to do with the quality of the decision
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Ans: B Feedback:
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Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of thinking
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,will influence a persons decision making. No matter how objective the criteria
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will be, value judgments will always play a part ina persons decision making,
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either consciously or subconsciously.
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is a weakness of the traditional problem-solving model? Page 1
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• What influences the quality of a decision most often? A) The
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B) The type of decision that needs to be made
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C) Questions asked and alternatives generated
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D) The time of day the decision is made Ans:
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The greater the number of alternatives that can be generated by the decision
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maker, the better the finaldecision will be. The alternatives generated and the
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final choices are limited by each persons value system.
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• What statement is true regarding decision making?
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A) It is an analysis of a situation
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B) It is closely related to evaluation
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C) It involves choosing between courses of action
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,D) It is dependent upon finding the cause of a problem Ans: C Feedback:
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Decision making is a complex cognitive process often defined as choosing a
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particular course of action. Problem solving is part of decision making and is a
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systematic process that focuses on analyzing a difficult situation. Critical
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thinking, sometimes referred to as reflective thinking, is related to evaluation
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and has a broader scope than decision making and problem solving.
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2. B) Its lack of a step requiring evaluation of results
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3. C) Its failure to gather sufficient data
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4. D) Its failure to evaluate alternatives
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The traditional problem-solving model is less effective when time constraints are
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a consideration. Decision making can occur without the full analysis required in
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problem solving. Because problemsolving attempts to identify the root problem
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in situations, much time and energy are spent on identifying the real problem.
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, • What
1. A) Good decision makers are usually right-brain, intuitive thinkers
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2. B) Effective decision makers are sensitive to the situation and to others
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3. C) Good decisions are usually made by left-brain, logical thinkers
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4. D) Good decision making requires analytical rather than creative processes
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and Management Functions in Nursing 10th Edition
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Marquis Huston Test Bank-CORRECT ANSWERS
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EXPLAINED
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Chapter 1 o
o Making, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Clinical Reasoning: Requisites for
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successfulleadership and management
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Which of the following statements is true regarding decision making?
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1. A) Scientific methods provide identical decisions by different individuals for
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the same problems
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2. B) Decisions are greatly influenced by each persons value system
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3. C) Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientific approach to
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problem solving is used
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4. D) Past experience has little to do with the quality of the decision
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Ans: B Feedback:
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Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of thinking
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,will influence a persons decision making. No matter how objective the criteria
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will be, value judgments will always play a part ina persons decision making,
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either consciously or subconsciously.
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is a weakness of the traditional problem-solving model? Page 1
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• What influences the quality of a decision most often? A) The
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decision makers immediatesuperior
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B) The type of decision that needs to be made
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C) Questions asked and alternatives generated
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D) The time of day the decision is made Ans:
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C Feedback:
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The greater the number of alternatives that can be generated by the decision
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maker, the better the finaldecision will be. The alternatives generated and the
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final choices are limited by each persons value system.
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• What statement is true regarding decision making?
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A) It is an analysis of a situation
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B) It is closely related to evaluation
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C) It involves choosing between courses of action
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,D) It is dependent upon finding the cause of a problem Ans: C Feedback:
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Decision making is a complex cognitive process often defined as choosing a
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particular course of action. Problem solving is part of decision making and is a
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systematic process that focuses on analyzing a difficult situation. Critical
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thinking, sometimes referred to as reflective thinking, is related to evaluation
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and has a broader scope than decision making and problem solving.
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• What
1. A) Its need for implementation time
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2. B) Its lack of a step requiring evaluation of results
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3. C) Its failure to gather sufficient data
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4. D) Its failure to evaluate alternatives
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Ans: A Feedback: o o
The traditional problem-solving model is less effective when time constraints are
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a consideration. Decision making can occur without the full analysis required in
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problem solving. Because problemsolving attempts to identify the root problem
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in situations, much time and energy are spent on identifying the real problem.
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, • What
1. A) Good decision makers are usually right-brain, intuitive thinkers
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2. B) Effective decision makers are sensitive to the situation and to others
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3. C) Good decisions are usually made by left-brain, logical thinkers
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4. D) Good decision making requires analytical rather than creative processes
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