TEST BANK
,Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing 11th Edition
MarquisHuston Test Bank
Chapter yq1: yqDecision yqMaking, yqProblem yqSolving, yqCritical yqThinking, yqand yqClinical yqReasoning:
yqRequisites yqfor yqsuccessful yqleadership yqand yqmanagement
1. What yqstatement yqis yqtrue yqregarding yqdecision yqmaking?
A) It yqis yqan yqanalysis yqof yqa yqsituation
B) It yqis yqclosely yqrelated yqto yqevaluation
C) It yqinvolves yqchoosing yqbetween yqcourses yqof yqaction
D) It yqis yqdependent yqupon yqfinding yqthe yqcause
yqof yqa yqproblem
Ans: yqC
Feedback:
Decision yqmaking yqis yqa yqcomplex yqcognitive yqprocess yqoften yqdefined yqas
yqchoosing yqa yqparticular yqcourse yqof yqaction. yqProblem yqsolving yqis yqpart yqof
yqdecision yqmaking yqand yqis yqa yqsystematic yqprocess yqthat yqfocuses yqon
yqanalyzing yqa yqdifficult yqsituation. yqCritical yqthinking, yqsometimes yqreferred
yqto yqasreflective yqthinking, yqis yqrelated yqto yqevaluation yqand yqhas yqa yqbroader
yqscope yqthan yqdecision yqmaking yqand yqproblem yqsolving.
2. What yqis yqa yqweakness yqof yqthe yqtraditional yqproblem-solving yqmodel?
A) Its yqneed yqfor yqimplementation yqtime
B) Its yqlack yqof yqa yqstep yqrequiring yqevaluation yqof yqresults
C) Its yqfailure yqto yqgather yqsufficient yqdata
D) Its yqfailure yqto
yqevaluate yqalternatives
Ans: yqA
Feedback:
The yqtraditional yqproblem-solving yqmodel yqis yqless yqeffective yqwhen yqtime
yqconstraints yqare yqa yqconsideration. yqDecision yqmaking yqcan yqoccur
yqwithout yqthe yqfull yqanalysis yqrequired yqin yqproblem yqsolving. yqBecause
yqproblem yqsolN ving yqattempts yqto yqidentify yqthe yqroot yqproblem yqin yqsituations,
yqmuch yqtime yqand yqenergy yqare yqspent yqon yqidentifying yqthe yqreal yqproblem.
3. Which yqof yqthe yqfollowing yqstatements yqis yqtrue yqregarding yqdecision yqmaking?
A) Scientific yqmethods yqprovide yqidentical yqdecisions yqby
yq different yqindividuals yqfor yqthe yqsame yqproblems
B) Decisions yqare yqgreatly yqinfluenced yqby yqeach yqperson's yqvalue yqsystem
C) Personal yqbeliefs yqcan yqbe yqadjusted yqfor yqwhen yqthe yqscientific
yqapproach yqto yqproblem yqsolving yqis yqused
D) Past yqexperience yqhas yqlittle yqto yqdo yqwith yqthe yqquality
yqof yqthe yqdecision
, Ans: yqB
Feedback:
Values, yqlife yqexperience, yqindividual yqpreference, yqand yqindividual yqways
yqof yqthinking yqwill yqinfluence yqa yqperson's yqdecision yqmaking. yqNo yqmatter
yqhow yqobjective yqthe yqcriteria yqwill yqbe, yqvalue yqjudgments yqwill yqalways yqplay
yqa yqpart yqin yqa
Person’s yqdecision yqmaking, yqeither yqconsciouslyyqor yqsubconsciously.
4. What yqinfluences yqthe yqquality yqof yqa yqdecision yqmost yqoften?
A) The yqdecision yqmaker's yqimmediate yqsuperior
B) The yqtype yqof yqdecision yqthat yqneeds yqto yqbe yqmade
C) Questions yqasked yqand yqalternatives yqgenerated
D) The yqtime yqof yqday yqthe yqdecision
yqis yqmade
Ans: yqC
Feedback:
The yqgreater yqthe yqnumber yqof yqalternatives yqthat yqcan yqbe yqgenerated yqby
yqthe yqdecision yqmaker, yqthe yqbetter yqthe yqfinal yqdecision yqwill yqbe. yqThe
yqalternatives yqgenerated yqand yqthe yqfinal yqchoices yqare yqlimited yqby yqeach
yqperson's yqvalue yqsystem.
5. What yqdoes yqknowledge yqabout yqgood yqdecision yqmaking yqlead yqone yqto yqbelieve?
A) Good yqdecision yqmakers yqare yqusually yqright-brain, yqintuitive yqthinkers
B) Effective yqdecision yqmakers yqare yqsensitive yqto yqthe yqsituation yqand yqto yqothers
C) Good yqdecisions yqare yqusually yqmade yqbyyqleft-brain, yqlogical yqthinkers
D) Good yqdecision yqmaking yqrequires yqanalytical yqrather yqthan
yqcreative yqprocesses
Ans: yqB
Feedback:
Good yqdecision yqmakers yqseemyqto yqhave yqantennae yqthat yqmake yqthem
yqparticularly yqsensitive yqto yqother yqpeople yqand yqsituations. yqLeft-brain
yqthinkers yqare yqtypically yqbetter yqat yqprocessing yqlanguage, yqlogic,
yqnumbers, yqand yqsequential yqordering, yqwhereas yqright-brain yqthinkers
yqexcel yqat yqnonverbal yqideation yqand yqholistic yqsynthesizing.
6. What yqis yqthe yqbest yqdefinition yqof yqdecision yqmaking?
A) The yqplanning yqprocess yqof yqmanagement
B) The yqevaluation yqphase yqof yqthe yqexecutive yqrole
C) One yqstep yqin yqthe yqproblem-solving yqprocess
D) Required yqto yqjustify yqthe yqneed
for yqscarce yqitems
yq
Ans: yqC
Feedback:
, Decision yqmaking yqis yqa yqcomplex, yqcognitive yqprocess yqoften yqdefined yqas
yqchoosing yqa yqparticular yqcourse yqof yqaction. yqDecision yqmaking, yqone yqstep
yqin yqthe yqproblem-solving yqprocess, yqis yqan yqimportant yqtask yqthat yqrelies
yqheavily yqon yqcritical yqthinking yqand yqclinical yqreasoning yqskills.
7. If yqdecision yqmaking yqis yqtriggered yqby yqa yqproblem yqwith yqwhat yqdoes yqit yqend?
A) An yqalternative yqproblem
B) A yqchosen yqcourse yqof yqaction
C) An yqaction yqthat yqguarantees yqsuccess
D) A yqrestatement yqof
yqthe yqsolution
Ans: yqB
Feedback:
A yqdecision yqis yqmade yqwhen yqa yqcourse yqof yqaction yqhas yqbeen yqchosen.
yqProblem yqsolving yqis yqpart yqof yqdecision yqmaking yqand yqis yqa yqsystematic
yqprocess yqthat yqfocuseson yqanalyzing yqa yqdifficult yqsituation. yqProblem
yqsolving yqalways yqincludes yqa yqdecision-making yqstep.
8. Whyyqdo yqour yqvalues yqoften yqcause yqpersonal yqconflict yqin yqdecision yqmaking?
A) Some yqvalues yqare yqnot yqrealistic yqor yqhealthy
B) Not yqall yqvalues yqare yqof yqequal yqworth
C) Our yqvalues yqremain yqunchanged yqover yqtime
D) Our yqvalues yqoften yqcollide yqwith
one yqanother
yq
Ans: yqD
Feedback:
Values, yqlife yqexperience, yqindividual yqpreference, yqand yqindividual yqways
yqof yqthinking yqwill yqinfluence yqa yqperson's yqdecision yqmaking. yqNo yqmatter
yqhow yqobjective yqthe yqcriteria yqwill yqbe, yqvalue yqjudgments yqwill yqalways
yqplay yqa yqpart yqin yqaperson's yqdecision yqmaking, yqeither yqconsciously yqor
yqsubconsciously.
9. Which yqstatement yqis yqtrue yqconcerning yqcritical yqthinking?
A) It yqis yqa yqsimple yqapproach yqto yqdecision yqmaking
B) It yqis yqnarrower yqin yqscope yqthan yqdecision yqmaking
C) It yqrequires yqreasoning yqand yqcreative yqanalysis
D) It yqis yqa yqsynonym yqfor yqthe yqproblem-
solving yqprocess
Ans: yqC
Feedback:
Critical yqthinking yqhas yqa yqbroader yqscope yqthan yqdecision yqmaking yqand
yqproblem yqsolving. yqIt yqis yqsometimes yqreferred yqto yqas yqreflective
yqthinking. yqCritical yqthinking yqalso yqinvolves yqreflecting yqupon yqthe
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MarquisHuston Test Bank
Chapter yq1: yqDecision yqMaking, yqProblem yqSolving, yqCritical yqThinking, yqand yqClinical yqReasoning:
yqRequisites yqfor yqsuccessful yqleadership yqand yqmanagement
1. What yqstatement yqis yqtrue yqregarding yqdecision yqmaking?
A) It yqis yqan yqanalysis yqof yqa yqsituation
B) It yqis yqclosely yqrelated yqto yqevaluation
C) It yqinvolves yqchoosing yqbetween yqcourses yqof yqaction
D) It yqis yqdependent yqupon yqfinding yqthe yqcause
yqof yqa yqproblem
Ans: yqC
Feedback:
Decision yqmaking yqis yqa yqcomplex yqcognitive yqprocess yqoften yqdefined yqas
yqchoosing yqa yqparticular yqcourse yqof yqaction. yqProblem yqsolving yqis yqpart yqof
yqdecision yqmaking yqand yqis yqa yqsystematic yqprocess yqthat yqfocuses yqon
yqanalyzing yqa yqdifficult yqsituation. yqCritical yqthinking, yqsometimes yqreferred
yqto yqasreflective yqthinking, yqis yqrelated yqto yqevaluation yqand yqhas yqa yqbroader
yqscope yqthan yqdecision yqmaking yqand yqproblem yqsolving.
2. What yqis yqa yqweakness yqof yqthe yqtraditional yqproblem-solving yqmodel?
A) Its yqneed yqfor yqimplementation yqtime
B) Its yqlack yqof yqa yqstep yqrequiring yqevaluation yqof yqresults
C) Its yqfailure yqto yqgather yqsufficient yqdata
D) Its yqfailure yqto
yqevaluate yqalternatives
Ans: yqA
Feedback:
The yqtraditional yqproblem-solving yqmodel yqis yqless yqeffective yqwhen yqtime
yqconstraints yqare yqa yqconsideration. yqDecision yqmaking yqcan yqoccur
yqwithout yqthe yqfull yqanalysis yqrequired yqin yqproblem yqsolving. yqBecause
yqproblem yqsolN ving yqattempts yqto yqidentify yqthe yqroot yqproblem yqin yqsituations,
yqmuch yqtime yqand yqenergy yqare yqspent yqon yqidentifying yqthe yqreal yqproblem.
3. Which yqof yqthe yqfollowing yqstatements yqis yqtrue yqregarding yqdecision yqmaking?
A) Scientific yqmethods yqprovide yqidentical yqdecisions yqby
yq different yqindividuals yqfor yqthe yqsame yqproblems
B) Decisions yqare yqgreatly yqinfluenced yqby yqeach yqperson's yqvalue yqsystem
C) Personal yqbeliefs yqcan yqbe yqadjusted yqfor yqwhen yqthe yqscientific
yqapproach yqto yqproblem yqsolving yqis yqused
D) Past yqexperience yqhas yqlittle yqto yqdo yqwith yqthe yqquality
yqof yqthe yqdecision
, Ans: yqB
Feedback:
Values, yqlife yqexperience, yqindividual yqpreference, yqand yqindividual yqways
yqof yqthinking yqwill yqinfluence yqa yqperson's yqdecision yqmaking. yqNo yqmatter
yqhow yqobjective yqthe yqcriteria yqwill yqbe, yqvalue yqjudgments yqwill yqalways yqplay
yqa yqpart yqin yqa
Person’s yqdecision yqmaking, yqeither yqconsciouslyyqor yqsubconsciously.
4. What yqinfluences yqthe yqquality yqof yqa yqdecision yqmost yqoften?
A) The yqdecision yqmaker's yqimmediate yqsuperior
B) The yqtype yqof yqdecision yqthat yqneeds yqto yqbe yqmade
C) Questions yqasked yqand yqalternatives yqgenerated
D) The yqtime yqof yqday yqthe yqdecision
yqis yqmade
Ans: yqC
Feedback:
The yqgreater yqthe yqnumber yqof yqalternatives yqthat yqcan yqbe yqgenerated yqby
yqthe yqdecision yqmaker, yqthe yqbetter yqthe yqfinal yqdecision yqwill yqbe. yqThe
yqalternatives yqgenerated yqand yqthe yqfinal yqchoices yqare yqlimited yqby yqeach
yqperson's yqvalue yqsystem.
5. What yqdoes yqknowledge yqabout yqgood yqdecision yqmaking yqlead yqone yqto yqbelieve?
A) Good yqdecision yqmakers yqare yqusually yqright-brain, yqintuitive yqthinkers
B) Effective yqdecision yqmakers yqare yqsensitive yqto yqthe yqsituation yqand yqto yqothers
C) Good yqdecisions yqare yqusually yqmade yqbyyqleft-brain, yqlogical yqthinkers
D) Good yqdecision yqmaking yqrequires yqanalytical yqrather yqthan
yqcreative yqprocesses
Ans: yqB
Feedback:
Good yqdecision yqmakers yqseemyqto yqhave yqantennae yqthat yqmake yqthem
yqparticularly yqsensitive yqto yqother yqpeople yqand yqsituations. yqLeft-brain
yqthinkers yqare yqtypically yqbetter yqat yqprocessing yqlanguage, yqlogic,
yqnumbers, yqand yqsequential yqordering, yqwhereas yqright-brain yqthinkers
yqexcel yqat yqnonverbal yqideation yqand yqholistic yqsynthesizing.
6. What yqis yqthe yqbest yqdefinition yqof yqdecision yqmaking?
A) The yqplanning yqprocess yqof yqmanagement
B) The yqevaluation yqphase yqof yqthe yqexecutive yqrole
C) One yqstep yqin yqthe yqproblem-solving yqprocess
D) Required yqto yqjustify yqthe yqneed
for yqscarce yqitems
yq
Ans: yqC
Feedback:
, Decision yqmaking yqis yqa yqcomplex, yqcognitive yqprocess yqoften yqdefined yqas
yqchoosing yqa yqparticular yqcourse yqof yqaction. yqDecision yqmaking, yqone yqstep
yqin yqthe yqproblem-solving yqprocess, yqis yqan yqimportant yqtask yqthat yqrelies
yqheavily yqon yqcritical yqthinking yqand yqclinical yqreasoning yqskills.
7. If yqdecision yqmaking yqis yqtriggered yqby yqa yqproblem yqwith yqwhat yqdoes yqit yqend?
A) An yqalternative yqproblem
B) A yqchosen yqcourse yqof yqaction
C) An yqaction yqthat yqguarantees yqsuccess
D) A yqrestatement yqof
yqthe yqsolution
Ans: yqB
Feedback:
A yqdecision yqis yqmade yqwhen yqa yqcourse yqof yqaction yqhas yqbeen yqchosen.
yqProblem yqsolving yqis yqpart yqof yqdecision yqmaking yqand yqis yqa yqsystematic
yqprocess yqthat yqfocuseson yqanalyzing yqa yqdifficult yqsituation. yqProblem
yqsolving yqalways yqincludes yqa yqdecision-making yqstep.
8. Whyyqdo yqour yqvalues yqoften yqcause yqpersonal yqconflict yqin yqdecision yqmaking?
A) Some yqvalues yqare yqnot yqrealistic yqor yqhealthy
B) Not yqall yqvalues yqare yqof yqequal yqworth
C) Our yqvalues yqremain yqunchanged yqover yqtime
D) Our yqvalues yqoften yqcollide yqwith
one yqanother
yq
Ans: yqD
Feedback:
Values, yqlife yqexperience, yqindividual yqpreference, yqand yqindividual yqways
yqof yqthinking yqwill yqinfluence yqa yqperson's yqdecision yqmaking. yqNo yqmatter
yqhow yqobjective yqthe yqcriteria yqwill yqbe, yqvalue yqjudgments yqwill yqalways
yqplay yqa yqpart yqin yqaperson's yqdecision yqmaking, yqeither yqconsciously yqor
yqsubconsciously.
9. Which yqstatement yqis yqtrue yqconcerning yqcritical yqthinking?
A) It yqis yqa yqsimple yqapproach yqto yqdecision yqmaking
B) It yqis yqnarrower yqin yqscope yqthan yqdecision yqmaking
C) It yqrequires yqreasoning yqand yqcreative yqanalysis
D) It yqis yqa yqsynonym yqfor yqthe yqproblem-
solving yqprocess
Ans: yqC
Feedback:
Critical yqthinking yqhas yqa yqbroader yqscope yqthan yqdecision yqmaking yqand
yqproblem yqsolving. yqIt yqis yqsometimes yqreferred yqto yqas yqreflective
yqthinking. yqCritical yqthinking yqalso yqinvolves yqreflecting yqupon yqthe
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