10/8/23,n8:24nAM TESTnBANKnFORnLeadershipnRolesnANDnManagementnFunctionnINnNursing
…
TEST BANK FOR n n n
LEADERSHIP ROLES n n
AND MANAGEMENTn
FUNCTION IN n n
NURSING 9TH E
RANKEDn A+
n n
DITION BY MAR n n
QUIS WITH n
(CORRECT n
ANSWERS)
1. Whatn statementn isn truen regardingn decisionn making?
A) Itn isn ann analysisn ofn ansituation
B) Itnisn closelyn relatedn ton evaluation
C) Itn involvesnchoosingn betweenn coursesn ofn action
D) Itn isn dependentn uponn findingn then causen ofnan probl
emnANSWER:nC
Feedback:
Decisionn makingn isn an complexn cognitiven processn oftenn definedn asn choosingn an particul
arncoursen ofn action.n Problemn solvingn isn partn ofn decisionn makingn andn isn an systematicn p
rocess
about:blank 1/228
,10/8/23,n8:24nAM TESTnBANKnFORnLeadershipnRolesnANDnManagementnFunctionnINnNursing
…
1. Whatn statementn isn truen regardingn decisionn making?
A) Itn isn ann analysisn ofn ansituation
B) Itnisn closelyn relatedn ton evaluation
C) Itn involvesnchoosingn betweenn coursesn ofn action
D) Itn isn dependentn uponn findingn then causen ofnan probl
emnANSWER:nC
Feedback:
Decisionn makingn isn an complexn cognitiven processn oftenn definedn asn choosingn an particular
ncoursen ofn action.n Problemn solvingn isn partn ofn decisionn makingn andn isn an systematicn pro
cessnthatn focusesn onn analyzingn an difficultn situation.n Criticaln thinking,n sometimesn referr
edn ton asnreflectiven thinking,n isn relatedn ton evaluationnandn hasn an broadernscopen thann deci
sionn makingnandnproblemnsolving.
2. Whatn isnan weaknessn ofnthen traditionaln problem-solvingn model?
A) Itsn needn forn implementationn time
B) Itsn lackn ofn anstepn requiringn evaluationn ofn results
C) Itsn failurenton gathern sufficientn data
D) Itsnfailuren tonevaluaten alternative
snANSWER:nA
Feedback:
Then traditionaln problem-
solvingn modeln isn lessn effectiven whenn timen constraintsn aren anconsideration.n Decisionn
makingn cann occurn withoutn then fulln analysisn requiredn innproblemnsolving.n Becausen pro
blemn solvingn attemptsn ton identifyn then rootn problemn inn situations,n muchntimenandnener
gynarenspentnonnidentifyingnthenrealnproblem.
3. Whichn ofnthen followingn statementsn isn truenregardingn decisionn making?
A) Scientificn methodsn providenidenticaln decisionsn byn differentn individualsn fornthen sa
menproblems
B) Decisionsn arengreatlyn influencedn byn eachn person'sn valuen system
C) Personaln beliefsncann ben adjustedn fornwhenn then scientificn approachnton problemn solvin
gn isnused
D) Pastn experiencen hasn littlenton don withn thenqualityn ofn then decis
ionnANSWER:nB
Feedback:
Values,nlifen experience,n individualn preference,nandn individualn waysnofn thinkingnwilln influe
ncenan person'sn decisionn making.n Non mattern hown objectiven then criterianwilln be,n valuen judgm
entsnwilln alwaysn playn anpartn inn anperson'sn decisionn making,neithern consciouslyn orn subcons
ciously.
4. Whatn influencesn then qualityn ofn an decisionn mostn often?
A) Thendecisionn maker'sn immediaten superior
B) Thentypen ofndecisionn thatn needsn ton ben made
C) Questionsn askedn andn alternativesn generated
D) Thentimenofn daynthen decisionn isn ma
denANSWER:nC
Feedback:
Then greatern then numbern ofn alternativesn thatn cann ben generatedn byn then decisionn maker,n then
bettern thenfinaln decisionn willnbe.nThen alternativesn generatedn andn then finaln choicesnaren lim
itednbyneachnperson'snvaluensystem.
Pagen 1
5. Whatn doesnknowledgen aboutn goodn decisionn makingn leadn onenton believe?
A) Goodndecisionn makersn aren usuallyn right-brain,nintuitiven thinkers
B) Effectiven decisionn makersn arensensitiven ton then situationn andn ton others
C) Goodndecisionsn arenusuallyn maden byn left-brain,nlogicaln thinkers
D) Goodndecisionn makingn requiresn analyticaln rathern thann creativen process
esnANSWER:nB
Feedback:
about:blank 2/228
,10/8/23,n8:24nAM TESTnBANKnFORnLeadershipnRolesnANDnManagementnFunctionnINnNursing
… n makersn seemn ton haven antennaen thatn maken themn particularlyn sensitiven t
Goodn decision
onothern peoplen andn situations.n Left-brainn thinkersn aren typicallyn bettern atn processing
about:blank 3/228
, 10/8/23,n8:24nAM TESTnBANKnFORnLeadershipnRolesnANDnManagementnFunctionnINnNursing
…
byn eachn person'sn valuen system.
Pagen 1
5. Whatn doesnknowledgen aboutn goodn decisionn makingn leadn onenton believe?
A) Goodndecisionn makersn aren usuallyn right-brain,nintuitiven thinkers
B) Effectiven decisionn makersn arensensitiven ton then situationn andn ton others
C) Goodndecisionsn arenusuallyn maden byn left-brain,nlogicaln thinkers
D) Goodndecisionn makingn requiresn analyticaln rathern thann creativen process
esnANSWER:nB
Feedback:
Goodn decisionn makersn seemn ton haven antennaen thatn maken themn particularlyn sensitiven t
onothern peoplen andn situations.n Left-
brainn thinkersn aren typicallyn bettern atn processingnlanguage,n logic,n numbers,n andn sequen
tialn ordering,n whereasn right-
brainnthinkersn exceln atnnonverbalnideationnandn holisticnsynthesizing.
6. Whatn isn then bestndefinitionn ofn decisionn making?
A) Thenplanningn processn ofn management
B) Thenevaluationn phasenofn then executiven role
C) Onenstepn innthen problem-solvingn process
D) Requiredn ton justifyn then needn fornscarcen itemsnANSWER:n C
E) Feedback:
Decisionn makingn isn an complex,n cognitiven processn oftenn definedn asn choosingn anpartic
ularncoursen ofn action.n Decisionn making,n onen stepn inn then problem-
solvingn process,n isn annimportantn taskn thatnreliesnheavilyn onn criticaln thinkingn andnclini
caln reasoningn skills.
7. Ifn decisionn makingn isn triggeredn byn anproblemn withn whatn doesn itn end?
A) Annalternativen problem
B) Anchosenn coursen ofn action
C) Ann actionn thatnguaranteesn success
D) Anrestatementn ofn then solutionnANSWER:n B
Feedback:
An decisionn isn maden whenn an coursenofn actionn hasn beenn chosen.n Problemn solvingn isn partn o
fndecisionn makingn andn isn an systematicnprocessnthatn focusesn onnanalyzingn an difficultn situ
ation.nProblemnsolvingnalwaysnincludesnandecision-makingnstep.
8. Whyn don ourn valuesnoftenn causen personaln conflictn inn decisionn making?
A) Somenvaluesn aren notn realisticnorn healthy
B) Notn alln valuesn aren ofn equaln worth
C) Ournvaluesn remainn unchangedn overn time
D) Ournvaluesn oftenn colliden withnonen anothernANSWER:n D
Feedback:
Values,nlifen experience,n individualn preference,nandn individualn waysnofn thinkingnwilln influe
ncenan person'sn decisionn making.n Non mattern hown objectiven then criterianwilln be,n valuen judgm
entsnwilln alwaysn playn anpartn inn anperson'sn decisionn making,neithern consciouslyn orn subcons
ciously.
9. Whichn statementn isntruen concerningn criticaln thinking?
A) Itn isn an simplenapproachn ton decisionn making
B) Itn isn narrowern inn scopen thann decisionn making
C) Itn requiresn reasoningn andn creativen analysis
D) Itn isn an synonymn forn then problem-solvingn processnANSWER:n C
Pagen 2
Feedback:
Criticaln thinkingn hasn an broadern scopen thann decisionn makingn andn problemn solving.n Itn is
nsometimesn referredn ton asn reflectiven thinking.n Criticaln thinkingn alson involvesn reflectin
gnuponn then meaningn ofn statements,n examiningn then offeredn evidencen andn reasoning,n an
dnformingnjudgmentsnaboutnfacts.
10. Hown donadministrativen mann managersn maken then majorityn ofntheirn decisions?
A) Afterngatheringn allnthen facts
about:blank 4/228
…
TEST BANK FOR n n n
LEADERSHIP ROLES n n
AND MANAGEMENTn
FUNCTION IN n n
NURSING 9TH E
RANKEDn A+
n n
DITION BY MAR n n
QUIS WITH n
(CORRECT n
ANSWERS)
1. Whatn statementn isn truen regardingn decisionn making?
A) Itn isn ann analysisn ofn ansituation
B) Itnisn closelyn relatedn ton evaluation
C) Itn involvesnchoosingn betweenn coursesn ofn action
D) Itn isn dependentn uponn findingn then causen ofnan probl
emnANSWER:nC
Feedback:
Decisionn makingn isn an complexn cognitiven processn oftenn definedn asn choosingn an particul
arncoursen ofn action.n Problemn solvingn isn partn ofn decisionn makingn andn isn an systematicn p
rocess
about:blank 1/228
,10/8/23,n8:24nAM TESTnBANKnFORnLeadershipnRolesnANDnManagementnFunctionnINnNursing
…
1. Whatn statementn isn truen regardingn decisionn making?
A) Itn isn ann analysisn ofn ansituation
B) Itnisn closelyn relatedn ton evaluation
C) Itn involvesnchoosingn betweenn coursesn ofn action
D) Itn isn dependentn uponn findingn then causen ofnan probl
emnANSWER:nC
Feedback:
Decisionn makingn isn an complexn cognitiven processn oftenn definedn asn choosingn an particular
ncoursen ofn action.n Problemn solvingn isn partn ofn decisionn makingn andn isn an systematicn pro
cessnthatn focusesn onn analyzingn an difficultn situation.n Criticaln thinking,n sometimesn referr
edn ton asnreflectiven thinking,n isn relatedn ton evaluationnandn hasn an broadernscopen thann deci
sionn makingnandnproblemnsolving.
2. Whatn isnan weaknessn ofnthen traditionaln problem-solvingn model?
A) Itsn needn forn implementationn time
B) Itsn lackn ofn anstepn requiringn evaluationn ofn results
C) Itsn failurenton gathern sufficientn data
D) Itsnfailuren tonevaluaten alternative
snANSWER:nA
Feedback:
Then traditionaln problem-
solvingn modeln isn lessn effectiven whenn timen constraintsn aren anconsideration.n Decisionn
makingn cann occurn withoutn then fulln analysisn requiredn innproblemnsolving.n Becausen pro
blemn solvingn attemptsn ton identifyn then rootn problemn inn situations,n muchntimenandnener
gynarenspentnonnidentifyingnthenrealnproblem.
3. Whichn ofnthen followingn statementsn isn truenregardingn decisionn making?
A) Scientificn methodsn providenidenticaln decisionsn byn differentn individualsn fornthen sa
menproblems
B) Decisionsn arengreatlyn influencedn byn eachn person'sn valuen system
C) Personaln beliefsncann ben adjustedn fornwhenn then scientificn approachnton problemn solvin
gn isnused
D) Pastn experiencen hasn littlenton don withn thenqualityn ofn then decis
ionnANSWER:nB
Feedback:
Values,nlifen experience,n individualn preference,nandn individualn waysnofn thinkingnwilln influe
ncenan person'sn decisionn making.n Non mattern hown objectiven then criterianwilln be,n valuen judgm
entsnwilln alwaysn playn anpartn inn anperson'sn decisionn making,neithern consciouslyn orn subcons
ciously.
4. Whatn influencesn then qualityn ofn an decisionn mostn often?
A) Thendecisionn maker'sn immediaten superior
B) Thentypen ofndecisionn thatn needsn ton ben made
C) Questionsn askedn andn alternativesn generated
D) Thentimenofn daynthen decisionn isn ma
denANSWER:nC
Feedback:
Then greatern then numbern ofn alternativesn thatn cann ben generatedn byn then decisionn maker,n then
bettern thenfinaln decisionn willnbe.nThen alternativesn generatedn andn then finaln choicesnaren lim
itednbyneachnperson'snvaluensystem.
Pagen 1
5. Whatn doesnknowledgen aboutn goodn decisionn makingn leadn onenton believe?
A) Goodndecisionn makersn aren usuallyn right-brain,nintuitiven thinkers
B) Effectiven decisionn makersn arensensitiven ton then situationn andn ton others
C) Goodndecisionsn arenusuallyn maden byn left-brain,nlogicaln thinkers
D) Goodndecisionn makingn requiresn analyticaln rathern thann creativen process
esnANSWER:nB
Feedback:
about:blank 2/228
,10/8/23,n8:24nAM TESTnBANKnFORnLeadershipnRolesnANDnManagementnFunctionnINnNursing
… n makersn seemn ton haven antennaen thatn maken themn particularlyn sensitiven t
Goodn decision
onothern peoplen andn situations.n Left-brainn thinkersn aren typicallyn bettern atn processing
about:blank 3/228
, 10/8/23,n8:24nAM TESTnBANKnFORnLeadershipnRolesnANDnManagementnFunctionnINnNursing
…
byn eachn person'sn valuen system.
Pagen 1
5. Whatn doesnknowledgen aboutn goodn decisionn makingn leadn onenton believe?
A) Goodndecisionn makersn aren usuallyn right-brain,nintuitiven thinkers
B) Effectiven decisionn makersn arensensitiven ton then situationn andn ton others
C) Goodndecisionsn arenusuallyn maden byn left-brain,nlogicaln thinkers
D) Goodndecisionn makingn requiresn analyticaln rathern thann creativen process
esnANSWER:nB
Feedback:
Goodn decisionn makersn seemn ton haven antennaen thatn maken themn particularlyn sensitiven t
onothern peoplen andn situations.n Left-
brainn thinkersn aren typicallyn bettern atn processingnlanguage,n logic,n numbers,n andn sequen
tialn ordering,n whereasn right-
brainnthinkersn exceln atnnonverbalnideationnandn holisticnsynthesizing.
6. Whatn isn then bestndefinitionn ofn decisionn making?
A) Thenplanningn processn ofn management
B) Thenevaluationn phasenofn then executiven role
C) Onenstepn innthen problem-solvingn process
D) Requiredn ton justifyn then needn fornscarcen itemsnANSWER:n C
E) Feedback:
Decisionn makingn isn an complex,n cognitiven processn oftenn definedn asn choosingn anpartic
ularncoursen ofn action.n Decisionn making,n onen stepn inn then problem-
solvingn process,n isn annimportantn taskn thatnreliesnheavilyn onn criticaln thinkingn andnclini
caln reasoningn skills.
7. Ifn decisionn makingn isn triggeredn byn anproblemn withn whatn doesn itn end?
A) Annalternativen problem
B) Anchosenn coursen ofn action
C) Ann actionn thatnguaranteesn success
D) Anrestatementn ofn then solutionnANSWER:n B
Feedback:
An decisionn isn maden whenn an coursenofn actionn hasn beenn chosen.n Problemn solvingn isn partn o
fndecisionn makingn andn isn an systematicnprocessnthatn focusesn onnanalyzingn an difficultn situ
ation.nProblemnsolvingnalwaysnincludesnandecision-makingnstep.
8. Whyn don ourn valuesnoftenn causen personaln conflictn inn decisionn making?
A) Somenvaluesn aren notn realisticnorn healthy
B) Notn alln valuesn aren ofn equaln worth
C) Ournvaluesn remainn unchangedn overn time
D) Ournvaluesn oftenn colliden withnonen anothernANSWER:n D
Feedback:
Values,nlifen experience,n individualn preference,nandn individualn waysnofn thinkingnwilln influe
ncenan person'sn decisionn making.n Non mattern hown objectiven then criterianwilln be,n valuen judgm
entsnwilln alwaysn playn anpartn inn anperson'sn decisionn making,neithern consciouslyn orn subcons
ciously.
9. Whichn statementn isntruen concerningn criticaln thinking?
A) Itn isn an simplenapproachn ton decisionn making
B) Itn isn narrowern inn scopen thann decisionn making
C) Itn requiresn reasoningn andn creativen analysis
D) Itn isn an synonymn forn then problem-solvingn processnANSWER:n C
Pagen 2
Feedback:
Criticaln thinkingn hasn an broadern scopen thann decisionn makingn andn problemn solving.n Itn is
nsometimesn referredn ton asn reflectiven thinking.n Criticaln thinkingn alson involvesn reflectin
gnuponn then meaningn ofn statements,n examiningn then offeredn evidencen andn reasoning,n an
dnformingnjudgmentsnaboutnfacts.
10. Hown donadministrativen mann managersn maken then majorityn ofntheirn decisions?
A) Afterngatheringn allnthen facts
about:blank 4/228
