Leadership Roles and Man
m m mm
agement Functions in Nurs
m m mm
ing
9th Edition
m
by Marquis
m
Test bank m
,1. What mstatement mismtruemregardingmdecision mmaking?
A) It misman manalysismofmamsituation
B) It mismcloselymrelatedmtomevaluation
C) It minvolvesmchoosingmbetween mcoursesmofmaction
D) It mismdependent mupon mfindingmthemcauseof
mamproblemAns:mC
Feedback:
Decision mmakingmismamcomplexmcognitivemprocessmoften mdefinedmasmchoosingmamp
articular mcoursemofmaction.mProblemmsolvingmismpart mofmdecision mmakingmandmism
amsystematicmprocessmthat mfocusesmon manalyzingmamdifficultmsituation.mCritical mth
inking,msometimesmreferredmtoasmreflectivemthinking,mismrelatedmtomevaluation man
dmhasmambroader mscopemthan mdecision mmakingmandmproblem msolving.
2. What mismamweaknessmofmthemtraditional mproblem-solvingmmodel?
A) Itsmneedmformimplementation mtime
B) Itsmlack mofmamstepmrequiringmevaluation mofmresults
C) Itsmfailuremtomgather msufficient mdata
D) Itsmfailuremtomevaluat
emalternativesmAns:mAmFee
dback:
Themtraditional mproblem-
solvingmmodelmismlessmeffectivemwhenmtimemconstraintsmaremamconsideration.mDe
cision mmakingmcan moccurmwithoutthemfullmanalysismrequiredmin mproblemsolving.
mBecausemproblemmso lN
ving mattemptsmtomidentifymthemroot mproblemminmsituation
s,mmuch mtimemandmenergymaremspent mon midentifyingmthemrealmproblem.
3. Which mofmthemfollowingmstatementsmismtruemregardingmdecision mmaking?
A) Scientificmmethodsmprovidemidentical mdecisionsmbymdiffere
nt mindividualsmfor mthesamemproblems
B) Decisionsmaremgreatlyminfluencedmbymeach mperson'smvaluemsystem
C) Personal mbeliefsmcan mbemadjustedmformwhenmthemscientificapproa
ch mtomproblemsolvingmismused
,D) Past mexperiencemhasmlittlemtomdomwithmthemqualityofmt
hemdecisionAns:mB
Feedback:
Values,mlifemexperience,mindividual mpreference,mandmindividual mwaysmofthinkin
gmwill minfluencemamperson'smdecision mmaking.mNommattermhowmobjectivemthemcrit
eriamwill mbe,mvaluemjudgmentsmwillmalwaysmplaymampartin mamperson'smdecisionmm
aking,meither mconsciouslymormsubconsciously.
, 4. What minfluencesmthemqualitymofmamdecision mmost moften?
A) Themdecision mmaker'smimmediatemsuperior
B) Themtypemofmdecision mthat mneedsmtombemmade
C) Questionsmaskedmandmalternativesmgenerated
D) Themtimemofmdaymthemdecision
ismmadeAns:mC
Feedback:
Themgreater mthemnumbermofmalternativesmthatmcan mbemgeneratedmbythemdecisi
on mmaker,mthembetter mthemfinal mdecisionmwill mbe.mThemalternativesmgenerate
dmandmthemfinal mchoicesmaremlimitedmbymeach mperson'smvaluemsystem.
5. What mdoesmknowledgemabout mgoodmdecision mmakingmleadmonemtombelieve?
A) Goodmdecision mmakersmaremusuallymright-brain,mintuitive mthinkers
B) Effectivemdecision mmakersmaremsensitive mtomthemsituation mandmtomothers
C) Goodmdecisionsmaremusuallymmadembymleft-brain,mlogical mthinkers
D) Goodmdecision mmakingmrequiresmanalytical mrathermthancreati
vemprocessesAns:mB
Feedback:
Goodmdecision mmakersmseemmtomhavemantennaemthatmmakemthemmparticularlyms
ensitive mtomother mpeoplemandmsituations.mLeft-
brain mthinkersmaremtypicallymbettermat mprocessingmlanguage,mlogic,mnumbers,an
dmsequential mordering,mwhereasmright-
mbrain mthinkersmexcelmat mnonverbal mideation mandmholisticmsynthesizing.
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6. What mismthembest mdefinition mofmdecision mmaking?
A) Themplanningmprocessmofmmanagement
B) Themevaluation mphasemofmthemexecutivemrole
C) Onemstepmin mthemproblem-solvingmprocess
D) Requiredmtomjustifymthemneedmf
ormscarcemitemsAns:mC
Feedback:
Decision mmakingmismamcomplex,mcognitivemprocessmoften mdefinedmasmchoosingmam
particular mcoursemofmaction.mDecision mmaking,monemstepminthemproblem-
m m mm
agement Functions in Nurs
m m mm
ing
9th Edition
m
by Marquis
m
Test bank m
,1. What mstatement mismtruemregardingmdecision mmaking?
A) It misman manalysismofmamsituation
B) It mismcloselymrelatedmtomevaluation
C) It minvolvesmchoosingmbetween mcoursesmofmaction
D) It mismdependent mupon mfindingmthemcauseof
mamproblemAns:mC
Feedback:
Decision mmakingmismamcomplexmcognitivemprocessmoften mdefinedmasmchoosingmamp
articular mcoursemofmaction.mProblemmsolvingmismpart mofmdecision mmakingmandmism
amsystematicmprocessmthat mfocusesmon manalyzingmamdifficultmsituation.mCritical mth
inking,msometimesmreferredmtoasmreflectivemthinking,mismrelatedmtomevaluation man
dmhasmambroader mscopemthan mdecision mmakingmandmproblem msolving.
2. What mismamweaknessmofmthemtraditional mproblem-solvingmmodel?
A) Itsmneedmformimplementation mtime
B) Itsmlack mofmamstepmrequiringmevaluation mofmresults
C) Itsmfailuremtomgather msufficient mdata
D) Itsmfailuremtomevaluat
emalternativesmAns:mAmFee
dback:
Themtraditional mproblem-
solvingmmodelmismlessmeffectivemwhenmtimemconstraintsmaremamconsideration.mDe
cision mmakingmcan moccurmwithoutthemfullmanalysismrequiredmin mproblemsolving.
mBecausemproblemmso lN
ving mattemptsmtomidentifymthemroot mproblemminmsituation
s,mmuch mtimemandmenergymaremspent mon midentifyingmthemrealmproblem.
3. Which mofmthemfollowingmstatementsmismtruemregardingmdecision mmaking?
A) Scientificmmethodsmprovidemidentical mdecisionsmbymdiffere
nt mindividualsmfor mthesamemproblems
B) Decisionsmaremgreatlyminfluencedmbymeach mperson'smvaluemsystem
C) Personal mbeliefsmcan mbemadjustedmformwhenmthemscientificapproa
ch mtomproblemsolvingmismused
,D) Past mexperiencemhasmlittlemtomdomwithmthemqualityofmt
hemdecisionAns:mB
Feedback:
Values,mlifemexperience,mindividual mpreference,mandmindividual mwaysmofthinkin
gmwill minfluencemamperson'smdecision mmaking.mNommattermhowmobjectivemthemcrit
eriamwill mbe,mvaluemjudgmentsmwillmalwaysmplaymampartin mamperson'smdecisionmm
aking,meither mconsciouslymormsubconsciously.
, 4. What minfluencesmthemqualitymofmamdecision mmost moften?
A) Themdecision mmaker'smimmediatemsuperior
B) Themtypemofmdecision mthat mneedsmtombemmade
C) Questionsmaskedmandmalternativesmgenerated
D) Themtimemofmdaymthemdecision
ismmadeAns:mC
Feedback:
Themgreater mthemnumbermofmalternativesmthatmcan mbemgeneratedmbythemdecisi
on mmaker,mthembetter mthemfinal mdecisionmwill mbe.mThemalternativesmgenerate
dmandmthemfinal mchoicesmaremlimitedmbymeach mperson'smvaluemsystem.
5. What mdoesmknowledgemabout mgoodmdecision mmakingmleadmonemtombelieve?
A) Goodmdecision mmakersmaremusuallymright-brain,mintuitive mthinkers
B) Effectivemdecision mmakersmaremsensitive mtomthemsituation mandmtomothers
C) Goodmdecisionsmaremusuallymmadembymleft-brain,mlogical mthinkers
D) Goodmdecision mmakingmrequiresmanalytical mrathermthancreati
vemprocessesAns:mB
Feedback:
Goodmdecision mmakersmseemmtomhavemantennaemthatmmakemthemmparticularlyms
ensitive mtomother mpeoplemandmsituations.mLeft-
brain mthinkersmaremtypicallymbettermat mprocessingmlanguage,mlogic,mnumbers,an
dmsequential mordering,mwhereasmright-
mbrain mthinkersmexcelmat mnonverbal mideation mandmholisticmsynthesizing.
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6. What mismthembest mdefinition mofmdecision mmaking?
A) Themplanningmprocessmofmmanagement
B) Themevaluation mphasemofmthemexecutivemrole
C) Onemstepmin mthemproblem-solvingmprocess
D) Requiredmtomjustifymthemneedmf
ormscarcemitemsAns:mC
Feedback:
Decision mmakingmismamcomplex,mcognitivemprocessmoften mdefinedmasmchoosingmam
particular mcoursemofmaction.mDecision mmaking,monemstepminthemproblem-
