Leadership Roles and
Management Functions in
Nursing
9th Edition
by Marquis
Test bank
,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 causeof a
problemAns: 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 toas reflective thinking, is related to evaluation and
has a broader scope than decision making and problem solving.
2. What is a weakness of the traditional problem-solving model?
A) Its need for implementation time
B) Its lack of a step requiring evaluation of results
C) Its failure to gather sufficient data
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 withoutthe full analysis
required in problemsolving. Because problem solN
ving 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?
A) Scientific methods provide identical decisions by different
individuals for thesame problems
B) Decisions are greatly influenced by each person's value system
C) Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientificapproach
to problemsolving is used
,D) Past experience has little to do with the qualityof the
decisionAns: B
Feedback:
Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways ofthinking
will influence a person's decision making. No matter how objective the criteria
will be, value judgments will always play a partin a person's decision making,
either consciously or subconsciously.
, 4. What influences the quality of a decision most often?
A) The decision maker's immediate superior
B) The type of decision that needs to be made
C) Questions asked and alternatives generated
D) The time of day the decisionis
madeAns: C
Feedback:
The greater the number of alternatives that can be generated bythe decision
maker, the better the final decision will be. The alternatives generated and
the final choices are limited by each person's value system.
5. What does knowledge about good decision making lead one to believe?
A) Good decision makers are usually right-brain, intuitive thinkers
B) Effective decision makers are sensitive to the situation and to others
C) Good decisions are usually made by left-brain, logical thinkers
D) Good decision making requires analytical rather thancreative
processesAns: 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.
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6. What is the best definition of decision making?
A) The planning process of management
B) The evaluation phase of the executive role
C) One step in the problem-solving process
D) Required to justify the need for
scarce itemsAns: C
Feedback:
Decision making is a complex, cognitive process often defined as choosing a
particular course of action. Decision making, one step inthe problem-solving
process, is an important task that relies heavilyon critical thinking and clinical
Management Functions in
Nursing
9th Edition
by Marquis
Test bank
,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 causeof a
problemAns: 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 toas reflective thinking, is related to evaluation and
has a broader scope than decision making and problem solving.
2. What is a weakness of the traditional problem-solving model?
A) Its need for implementation time
B) Its lack of a step requiring evaluation of results
C) Its failure to gather sufficient data
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 withoutthe full analysis
required in problemsolving. Because problem solN
ving 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?
A) Scientific methods provide identical decisions by different
individuals for thesame problems
B) Decisions are greatly influenced by each person's value system
C) Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientificapproach
to problemsolving is used
,D) Past experience has little to do with the qualityof the
decisionAns: B
Feedback:
Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways ofthinking
will influence a person's decision making. No matter how objective the criteria
will be, value judgments will always play a partin a person's decision making,
either consciously or subconsciously.
, 4. What influences the quality of a decision most often?
A) The decision maker's immediate superior
B) The type of decision that needs to be made
C) Questions asked and alternatives generated
D) The time of day the decisionis
madeAns: C
Feedback:
The greater the number of alternatives that can be generated bythe decision
maker, the better the final decision will be. The alternatives generated and
the final choices are limited by each person's value system.
5. What does knowledge about good decision making lead one to believe?
A) Good decision makers are usually right-brain, intuitive thinkers
B) Effective decision makers are sensitive to the situation and to others
C) Good decisions are usually made by left-brain, logical thinkers
D) Good decision making requires analytical rather thancreative
processesAns: 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.
N
6. What is the best definition of decision making?
A) The planning process of management
B) The evaluation phase of the executive role
C) One step in the problem-solving process
D) Required to justify the need for
scarce itemsAns: C
Feedback:
Decision making is a complex, cognitive process often defined as choosing a
particular course of action. Decision making, one step inthe problem-solving
process, is an important task that relies heavilyon critical thinking and clinical
