corporate, and governmental settings.### 1. **Introduction to Ethical and Legal
Issues**Ethics and law both serve as foundational principles that guide behavior and
decision-making. Ethics refers to a system of moral principles or values that govern
the conduct of individuals and groups. These principles often help people determine
what is "right" or "wrong" in different situations. Law, on the other hand, is a system
of rules that are created and enforced by institutions to regulate behavior, ensure
order, and resolve disputes.Ethical dilemmas often arise when an individual or
organization faces a situation in which different moral principles conflict, or where
there is no clear "right" answer. Legal issues, meanwhile, come into play
TEST BANK FOR LEADERSHIP ROLES
AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS AND
NURSING 10TH EDITION MARQUIS
HUSTON
written by
, 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.
corporate, and governmental settings.### 1. **Introduction to Ethical and Legal Issues**Ethics and
law both serve as foundational principles that guide behavior and decision-making. Ethics refers to a
system of moral principles or values that govern the conduct of individuals and groups. These
principles often help people determine what is "right" or "wrong" in different situations. Law, on the
other hand, is a system of rules that are created and enforced by institutions to regulate behavior,
ensure order, and resolve disputes.Ethical dilemmas often arise when an individual or organization
faces a situation in which different moral principles conflict, or where there is no clear "right" answer.
Legal issues, meanwhile, come into play
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
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.
3. Which of the following statements is true regarding decision making?
, 1. A) Scientific methods provide identical decisions by different individuals for the same problems
2. B) Decisions are greatly influenced by each persons value system
3. C) Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientific approach to problem solving is used
4. D) Past experience has little to do with the quality of the decision
Ans: B 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.
is a weakness of the traditional problem-solving model? Page 1
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
corporate, and governmental settings.### 1. **Introduction to Ethical and Legal Issues**Ethics and
law both serve as foundational principles that guide behavior and decision-making. Ethics refers to a
system of moral principles or values that govern the conduct of individuals and groups. These
principles often help people determine what is "right" or "wrong" in different situations. Law, on the
other hand, is a system of rules that are created and enforced by institutions to regulate behavior,
ensure order, and resolve disputes.Ethical dilemmas often arise when an individual or organization
faces a situation in which different moral principles conflict, or where there is no clear "right" answer.
Legal issues, meanwhile, come into play
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
, 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?
corporate, and governmental settings.### 1. **Introduction to Ethical and Legal Issues**Ethics and
law both serve as foundational principles that guide behavior and decision-making. Ethics refers to a
system of moral principles or values that govern the conduct of individuals and groups. These
principles often help people determine what is "right" or "wrong" in different situations. Law, on the
other hand, is a system of rules that are created and enforced by institutions to regulate behavior,
ensure order, and resolve disputes.Ethical dilemmas often arise when an individual or organization
faces a situation in which different moral principles conflict, or where there is no clear "right" answer.
Legal issues, meanwhile, come into play
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?
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:
Issues**Ethics and law both serve as foundational principles that guide behavior and
decision-making. Ethics refers to a system of moral principles or values that govern
the conduct of individuals and groups. These principles often help people determine
what is "right" or "wrong" in different situations. Law, on the other hand, is a system
of rules that are created and enforced by institutions to regulate behavior, ensure
order, and resolve disputes.Ethical dilemmas often arise when an individual or
organization faces a situation in which different moral principles conflict, or where
there is no clear "right" answer. Legal issues, meanwhile, come into play
TEST BANK FOR LEADERSHIP ROLES
AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS AND
NURSING 10TH EDITION MARQUIS
HUSTON
written by
, 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.
corporate, and governmental settings.### 1. **Introduction to Ethical and Legal Issues**Ethics and
law both serve as foundational principles that guide behavior and decision-making. Ethics refers to a
system of moral principles or values that govern the conduct of individuals and groups. These
principles often help people determine what is "right" or "wrong" in different situations. Law, on the
other hand, is a system of rules that are created and enforced by institutions to regulate behavior,
ensure order, and resolve disputes.Ethical dilemmas often arise when an individual or organization
faces a situation in which different moral principles conflict, or where there is no clear "right" answer.
Legal issues, meanwhile, come into play
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
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.
3. Which of the following statements is true regarding decision making?
, 1. A) Scientific methods provide identical decisions by different individuals for the same problems
2. B) Decisions are greatly influenced by each persons value system
3. C) Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientific approach to problem solving is used
4. D) Past experience has little to do with the quality of the decision
Ans: B 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.
is a weakness of the traditional problem-solving model? Page 1
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
corporate, and governmental settings.### 1. **Introduction to Ethical and Legal Issues**Ethics and
law both serve as foundational principles that guide behavior and decision-making. Ethics refers to a
system of moral principles or values that govern the conduct of individuals and groups. These
principles often help people determine what is "right" or "wrong" in different situations. Law, on the
other hand, is a system of rules that are created and enforced by institutions to regulate behavior,
ensure order, and resolve disputes.Ethical dilemmas often arise when an individual or organization
faces a situation in which different moral principles conflict, or where there is no clear "right" answer.
Legal issues, meanwhile, come into play
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
, 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?
corporate, and governmental settings.### 1. **Introduction to Ethical and Legal Issues**Ethics and
law both serve as foundational principles that guide behavior and decision-making. Ethics refers to a
system of moral principles or values that govern the conduct of individuals and groups. These
principles often help people determine what is "right" or "wrong" in different situations. Law, on the
other hand, is a system of rules that are created and enforced by institutions to regulate behavior,
ensure order, and resolve disputes.Ethical dilemmas often arise when an individual or organization
faces a situation in which different moral principles conflict, or where there is no clear "right" answer.
Legal issues, meanwhile, come into play
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?
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:
