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,Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing 11th Edition MarquisHuston
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Test Bank
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Chapter 1: Decision Making, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Clinical Reasoning: Requisites for
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successful leadership and management
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1. Whatstatement istrueregardingdecisionmaking?
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A) It is an analysis of asituation b b b b b b




B) Itis closelyrelated toevaluation
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C) Itinvolveschoosingbetweencoursesofaction
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D) It isdependent upon finding thecauseofa
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problem
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Ans: C b




Feedback:
Decision making isacomplex cognitiveprocessoftendefined aschoosing a
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particular course of action. Problem solving is part of decision making and is
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a systematic process that focuses on analyzing a difficult situation. Critical
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thinking, sometimes referred to asreflective thinking, is related to evaluation
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and has a broader scope than decision making and problem solving.
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2. Whatisaweaknessofthetraditionalproblem-solving model?
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A) Itsneedforimplementation time b b b b




B) Itslackofastep requiring evaluation ofresults
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C) Itsfailuretogathersufficient data b b b b b




D) Itsfailuretoevaluate b b b




alternatives
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Ans: A b




Feedback:
The traditional problem-solving model is less effective when time
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constraints are a consideration. Decision making can occur without the full
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analysisrequiredinproblemsolving.Becauseproblems olNving attempts to
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identifytheroot problemin situations, much time and energy are spent on
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identifying the real problem.
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3. Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueregarding decision making?
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A) Scientificmethodsprovideidenticaldecisionsbydifferent b b b b b b




individuals for the same problems
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B) Decisionsaregreatlyinfluenced byeachperson's valuesystem b b b b b b b b




C) Personalbeliefs canbeadjusted forwhen thescientific approach to b b b b b b b b b b




problem solving is usedb b b b




D) Past experience has little to do with thequalityof the b b b b b b b b b b




decision
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, Ans: B b




Feedback:
Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of
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thinking will influence a person's decision making. No matter how objective
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the criteriawill be, value judgments will always playa part in a
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Person’sdecision making,either consciouslyor subconsciously.
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4. Whatinfluencesthequalityofadecision mostoften?
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A) Thedecisionmaker'simmediatesuperior b b b b




B) Thetype ofdecision thatneeds to be made b b b b b b b b




C) Questions asked andalternativesgenerated b b b b




D) Thetime of daythe decision is b b b b b b




made
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Ans: C b




Feedback:
The greater the number of alternatives that can be generated by the decision
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maker, the better the final decision will be. The alternatives generated and the
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final choices arelimited byeach person's valuesystem.
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5. Whatdoesknowledgeaboutgooddecision makingleadoneto believe?
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A) Gooddecision makers are usuallyright-brain, intuitive thinkers b b b b b b b




B) Effectivedecisionmakers aresensitivetothesituation andtoothers b b b b b b b b b b




C) Gooddecisions areusuallymadebyleft-brain,logicalthinkers b b b b b b b b




D) Gooddecisionmakingrequiresanalytical ratherthancreative b b b b b b b




processes
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Ans: B b




Feedback:
Gooddecision makers seemto haveantennaethat makethemparticularly
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sensitive to other people and situations. Left-brain thinkers are typically
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better at processing language, logic, numbers, and sequential ordering,
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whereas right-brain thinkers excel at nonverbal ideation and holistic
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synthesizing.
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6. What is thebestdefinitionofdecision making?
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A) Theplanning processof management b b b b




B) Theevaluation phaseoftheexecutiverole b b b b b b




C) Onestepintheproblem-solvingprocess b b b b b




D) Requiredto justifytheneed for b b b b b




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Ans: C b




Feedback:

, Decision making is a complex, cognitive process often defined as choosing a
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particular course of action. Decision making, one step in the problem-
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solvingprocess,isanimportant taskthat reliesheavilyon critical thinking and
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clinical reasoning skills.
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7. Ifdecision making istriggered bya problemwith what does it end?
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A) An alternative problem b b




B) Achosen courseofaction b b b b




C) Anactionthatguarantees success b b b b




D) Arestatementofthe b b b




solution
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Ans: B b




Feedback:
A decision is made when a course of action has been chosen. Problem solving
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is part of decision making and is a systematic process that focuseson
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analyzing a difficult situation. Problem solving always includes a decision-
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making step. b




8. Whydoourvaluesoften causepersonal conflict indecision making?
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A) Somevalues arenot realistic orhealthy b b b b b b




B) Not allvalues areofequal worth b b b b b b




C) Ourvalues remain unchangedovertime b b b b b




D) Ourvaluesoftencollidewithone b b b b b




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Ans: D b




Feedback:
Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of
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thinking will influence a person's decision making. No matter how objective
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the criteria will be, value judgments will always play a part in aperson's
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decision making, either consciously or subconsciously.
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9. Whichstatementistrueconcerningcriticalthinking?
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A) Itis asimple approach to decision making
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B) Itisnarrowerinscopethan decision making
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C) Itrequires reasoningand creativeanalysis
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D) Itis asynonymfortheproblem-solving
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process
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Ans: C b




Feedback:
Criticalthinking has abroaderscopethandecision making andproblem
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solving. It is sometimes referred to as reflective thinking. Critical thinking
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also involves reflecting upon the meaning of statements,
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