Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing
10th Edition Marquis Huston Test Bank
Chapter 1
Making, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Clinical Reasoning: Requisites for
successful leadership and management
1. What statement is true regarding decision making?
A) It is an analysis of a situation
B) It is closely related to evaluation
C) It involves choosing between courses of action
D) It is dependent upon finding the cause of a problem Ans: C Feedback:
Decision making is a complex cognitive process often defined as choosing a
particular course of action. Problem solving is part of decision making and is a
systematic process that focuses on analyzing a difficult situation. Critical thinking,
sometimes referred to as reflective thinking, is related to evaluation and has a
broader scope than decision making and problem solving.
2. What
1. A) Its need for implementation time
2. B) Its lack of a step requiring evaluation of results
3. C) Its failure to gather sufficient data
4. D) Its failure to evaluate alternatives
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Ans: A Feedback:
The traditional problem-solving model is less effective when time constraints are
a consideration. Decision making can occur without the full analysis required in
problem solving. Because problem solving attempts to identify the root problem
in situations, much time and energy are spent on identifying the real problem.
4. What influences the quality of a decision most often? A) The decision
makers immediate superior
B) The type of decision that needs to be made
C) Questions asked and alternatives generated
D) The time of day the decision is made Ans:
C Feedback:
The greater the number of alternatives that can be generated by the decision
maker, the better the final decision will be. The alternatives generated and the final
choices are limited by each persons value system.
5. What
1. A) Good decision makers are usually right-brain, intuitive thinkers
2. B) Effective decision makers are sensitive to the situation and to others
3. C) Good decisions are usually made by left-brain, logical thinkers
4. D) Good decision making requires analytical rather than creative processes
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Ans: B Feedback:
Good decision makers seem to have antennae that make them particularly
sensitive to other
people and situations. Left-brain thinkers are typically better at processing
language, logic, numbers, and sequential ordering, whereas right-brain thinkers
excel at nonverbal ideation and holistic synthesizing.
does knowledge about good decision making lead one to believe?
6. What
1. A) The planning process of management
2. B) The evaluation phase of the executive role
3. C) One step in the problem-solving process
4. D) Required to justify the need for scarce items
Ans: C Feedback:
Decision making is a complex, cognitive process often defined as choosing a
particular course of action. Decision making, one step in the problem-solving
process, is an important task that relies heavily on critical thinking and clinical
reasoning skills.
is the best definition of decision making? Page 2
7. If decision making is triggered by a problem with what does it end?
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1. A) An alternative problem
2. B) A chosen course of action
3. C) An action that guarantees success
4. D) A restatement of the solution
Ans: B Feedback:
A decision is made when a course of action has been chosen. Problem solving is
part of decision making and is a systematic process that focuses on analyzing a
difficult situation. Problem solving always includes a decision-making step.
8. Why do our values often cause personal conflict in decision making?
1. A) Some values are not realistic or healthy
2. B) Not all values are of equal worth
3. C) Our values remain unchanged over time
4. D) Our values often collide with one another
Ans: D Feedback:
Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of thinking will
influence a persons decision making. No matter how objective the criteria will be,
value judgments will always play a part in a persons decision making, either
consciously or subconsciously.
Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing
10th Edition Marquis Huston Test Bank
10th Edition Marquis Huston Test Bank
Chapter 1
Making, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Clinical Reasoning: Requisites for
successful leadership and management
1. What statement is true regarding decision making?
A) It is an analysis of a situation
B) It is closely related to evaluation
C) It involves choosing between courses of action
D) It is dependent upon finding the cause of a problem Ans: C Feedback:
Decision making is a complex cognitive process often defined as choosing a
particular course of action. Problem solving is part of decision making and is a
systematic process that focuses on analyzing a difficult situation. Critical thinking,
sometimes referred to as reflective thinking, is related to evaluation and has a
broader scope than decision making and problem solving.
2. What
1. A) Its need for implementation time
2. B) Its lack of a step requiring evaluation of results
3. C) Its failure to gather sufficient data
4. D) Its failure to evaluate alternatives
Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing
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Ans: A Feedback:
The traditional problem-solving model is less effective when time constraints are
a consideration. Decision making can occur without the full analysis required in
problem solving. Because problem solving attempts to identify the root problem
in situations, much time and energy are spent on identifying the real problem.
4. What influences the quality of a decision most often? A) The decision
makers immediate superior
B) The type of decision that needs to be made
C) Questions asked and alternatives generated
D) The time of day the decision is made Ans:
C Feedback:
The greater the number of alternatives that can be generated by the decision
maker, the better the final decision will be. The alternatives generated and the final
choices are limited by each persons value system.
5. What
1. A) Good decision makers are usually right-brain, intuitive thinkers
2. B) Effective decision makers are sensitive to the situation and to others
3. C) Good decisions are usually made by left-brain, logical thinkers
4. D) Good decision making requires analytical rather than creative processes
Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing
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Ans: B Feedback:
Good decision makers seem to have antennae that make them particularly
sensitive to other
people and situations. Left-brain thinkers are typically better at processing
language, logic, numbers, and sequential ordering, whereas right-brain thinkers
excel at nonverbal ideation and holistic synthesizing.
does knowledge about good decision making lead one to believe?
6. What
1. A) The planning process of management
2. B) The evaluation phase of the executive role
3. C) One step in the problem-solving process
4. D) Required to justify the need for scarce items
Ans: C Feedback:
Decision making is a complex, cognitive process often defined as choosing a
particular course of action. Decision making, one step in the problem-solving
process, is an important task that relies heavily on critical thinking and clinical
reasoning skills.
is the best definition of decision making? Page 2
7. If decision making is triggered by a problem with what does it end?
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1. A) An alternative problem
2. B) A chosen course of action
3. C) An action that guarantees success
4. D) A restatement of the solution
Ans: B Feedback:
A decision is made when a course of action has been chosen. Problem solving is
part of decision making and is a systematic process that focuses on analyzing a
difficult situation. Problem solving always includes a decision-making step.
8. Why do our values often cause personal conflict in decision making?
1. A) Some values are not realistic or healthy
2. B) Not all values are of equal worth
3. C) Our values remain unchanged over time
4. D) Our values often collide with one another
Ans: D Feedback:
Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of thinking will
influence a persons decision making. No matter how objective the criteria will be,
value judgments will always play a part in a persons decision making, either
consciously or subconsciously.
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