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AGEMENT FUNCTIONS IN NURSING 11th EDITION
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BY MARQUIS HUSTON/ALL CHAPTERS 1- 25
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,CH:m1mMaking,mProblemmSolving,mCriticalmThinking,mandmClinicalmReasoning:mRequisites
mformsuccessfulmleadershipmandmmanagement
1. Whatmstatementmismtruemregardingmdecisionmmaking?
A) Itmismanmanalysismofmamsituation
B) Itmismcloselymrelatedmtomevaluation
C) Itminvolvesmchoosingmbetweenmcoursesmofmaction
D) Itmismdependentmuponmfindingmthemcausemofmamproblem
mACCURATEmANSWER:-Cm
REASONING:-
>>Decisionmmakingmismamcomplexmcognitivemprocessmoftenmdefinedmasmchoosingmamparticularmcourse
mofmaction.Problemmsolvingmismpartmofmdecisionmmakingmandmismamsystematicmprocessmthatmfocusesm
onmanalyzingmamdifficultmsituation.mCriticalmthinking,msometimesmreferredmtomasmreflectivemthinking,mis
mrelatedmtoevaluationandmhasmambroadermscopemthanmdecisionmmakingmandmproblemmsolving.
2. Whatmismamweaknessmofmthemtraditionalmproblem-solvingmmodel?
1. A)mItsmneedmformimplementationmtime
2. B)mItsmlackmofmamstepmrequiringmevaluationmofmresults
3. C)mItsmfailuremtomgathermsufficientmdata
4. D)mItsmfailuremtomevaluatemalternatives
ACCURATEmANSWER:-A
Reasoning:->>Themtraditionalmproblem-
solvingmmodelmismlessmeffectivemwhenmtimemconstraintsmaremamconsideration.mDecisionmmakingmcanm
occurmwithoutmthemfullmanalysismrequiredminmproblemmsolving.mBecausemproblem-
solvingmattemptsmtomidentifymthemrootmproblemminmsituations,mmuchmtimemandmenergymaremspentmo
nmidentifyingmthemrealmproblem.
3. Whichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmismtruemregardingmdecisionmmaking?
1. A)mScientificmmethodsmprovidemidenticalmdecisionsmbymdifferentmindividualsmformthemsamemproblems
2. B)mDecisionsmaremgreatlyminfluencedmbymeachmperson’smvaluemsystem
3. C)mPersonalmbeliefsmcanmbemadjustedmformwhenmthemscientificmapproachmtomproblemmsolvingmismused
4. D)mPastmexperiencemhasmlittlemtomdomwithmthemqualitymofmthemdecision
ACCURATEmANSWER:-B
Reasoning:-
, >>Values,mlifemexperience,mindividualmpreference,mandmindividualmwaysmofmthinkingmwillminfluencemam
personsmdecisionmmaking.mNommattermhowmobjectivemthemcriteriamwillmbe,mvaluemjudgmentsmwillmalw
aysmplaymapartminampersonsmdecisionmmaking,meithermconsciouslymormsubconsciously.
ismamweaknessmofmthemtraditionalmproblem-solvingmmodel?mPagem1
4. Whatminfluencesmthemqualitymofmamdecisionmmostmoften?mA)mThemdecisionmmakersmi
mmediatemsuperior
B) Themtypemofmdecisionmthatmneedsmtombemmade
C) Questionsmaskedmandmalternativesmgenerated
D) Themtimemofmdaymthemdecisionmism
mademACCURATEmANSWER:-C
Reasoning:-
>>Themgreatermthemnumbermofmalternativesmthatmcanmbemgeneratedmbymthemdecisionmmaker,mthembett
ermthemfinalmdecisionmwillmbe.mThemalternativesmgeneratedmandmthemfinalmchoicesmaremlimitedmbymeach
mperson’smvaluemsystem.
5. Whatmdoesmknowledgemaboutmgoodmdecisionmmakingmleadmonemtombelieve?
1. A)mGoodmdecisionmmakersmaremusuallymright-brain,mintuitivemthinkers
2. B)mEffectivemdecisionmmakersmaremsensitivemtomthemsituationmandmtomothers
3. C)mGoodmdecisionsmaremusuallymmadembymleft-brain,mlogicalmthinkers
4. D)mGoodmdecisionmmakingmrequiresmanalyticalmrathermthanmcreativempro
cessesmACCURATEmANSWER:-B
Reasoning:-
>>Goodmdecisionmmakersmseemmtomhavemantennaemthatmmakemthemmparticularlymsensitivemtomother
peoplemandmsituations.mLeft-
brainmthinkersmaremtypicallymbettermatmprocessingmlanguage,mlogic,mnumbers,mandmsequentialmordering
,mwhereasmright-brainmthinkersmexcelmatmnonverbalmideationmandmholisticmsynthesizing.
6. Whatmismthembestmdefinitionmofmdecisionmmaking?
1. A)mThemplanningmprocessmofmmanagement
2. B)mThemevaluationmphasemofmthemexecutivemrole
3. C)mOnemstepminmthemproblem-solvingmprocess
4. D)mRequiredmtomjustifymthemneedmformscarcemitems
, ACCURATEmANSWER:-C
Reasoning:-
>>Decisionmmakingmismamcomplex,mcognitivemprocessmoftenmdefinedmasmchoosingmamparticularmcoursemofm
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AGEMENT FUNCTIONS IN NURSING 11th EDITION
m m m m m
BY MARQUIS HUSTON/ALL CHAPTERS 1- 25
m m m m m m
,CH:m1mMaking,mProblemmSolving,mCriticalmThinking,mandmClinicalmReasoning:mRequisites
mformsuccessfulmleadershipmandmmanagement
1. Whatmstatementmismtruemregardingmdecisionmmaking?
A) Itmismanmanalysismofmamsituation
B) Itmismcloselymrelatedmtomevaluation
C) Itminvolvesmchoosingmbetweenmcoursesmofmaction
D) Itmismdependentmuponmfindingmthemcausemofmamproblem
mACCURATEmANSWER:-Cm
REASONING:-
>>Decisionmmakingmismamcomplexmcognitivemprocessmoftenmdefinedmasmchoosingmamparticularmcourse
mofmaction.Problemmsolvingmismpartmofmdecisionmmakingmandmismamsystematicmprocessmthatmfocusesm
onmanalyzingmamdifficultmsituation.mCriticalmthinking,msometimesmreferredmtomasmreflectivemthinking,mis
mrelatedmtoevaluationandmhasmambroadermscopemthanmdecisionmmakingmandmproblemmsolving.
2. Whatmismamweaknessmofmthemtraditionalmproblem-solvingmmodel?
1. A)mItsmneedmformimplementationmtime
2. B)mItsmlackmofmamstepmrequiringmevaluationmofmresults
3. C)mItsmfailuremtomgathermsufficientmdata
4. D)mItsmfailuremtomevaluatemalternatives
ACCURATEmANSWER:-A
Reasoning:->>Themtraditionalmproblem-
solvingmmodelmismlessmeffectivemwhenmtimemconstraintsmaremamconsideration.mDecisionmmakingmcanm
occurmwithoutmthemfullmanalysismrequiredminmproblemmsolving.mBecausemproblem-
solvingmattemptsmtomidentifymthemrootmproblemminmsituations,mmuchmtimemandmenergymaremspentmo
nmidentifyingmthemrealmproblem.
3. Whichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmismtruemregardingmdecisionmmaking?
1. A)mScientificmmethodsmprovidemidenticalmdecisionsmbymdifferentmindividualsmformthemsamemproblems
2. B)mDecisionsmaremgreatlyminfluencedmbymeachmperson’smvaluemsystem
3. C)mPersonalmbeliefsmcanmbemadjustedmformwhenmthemscientificmapproachmtomproblemmsolvingmismused
4. D)mPastmexperiencemhasmlittlemtomdomwithmthemqualitymofmthemdecision
ACCURATEmANSWER:-B
Reasoning:-
, >>Values,mlifemexperience,mindividualmpreference,mandmindividualmwaysmofmthinkingmwillminfluencemam
personsmdecisionmmaking.mNommattermhowmobjectivemthemcriteriamwillmbe,mvaluemjudgmentsmwillmalw
aysmplaymapartminampersonsmdecisionmmaking,meithermconsciouslymormsubconsciously.
ismamweaknessmofmthemtraditionalmproblem-solvingmmodel?mPagem1
4. Whatminfluencesmthemqualitymofmamdecisionmmostmoften?mA)mThemdecisionmmakersmi
mmediatemsuperior
B) Themtypemofmdecisionmthatmneedsmtombemmade
C) Questionsmaskedmandmalternativesmgenerated
D) Themtimemofmdaymthemdecisionmism
mademACCURATEmANSWER:-C
Reasoning:-
>>Themgreatermthemnumbermofmalternativesmthatmcanmbemgeneratedmbymthemdecisionmmaker,mthembett
ermthemfinalmdecisionmwillmbe.mThemalternativesmgeneratedmandmthemfinalmchoicesmaremlimitedmbymeach
mperson’smvaluemsystem.
5. Whatmdoesmknowledgemaboutmgoodmdecisionmmakingmleadmonemtombelieve?
1. A)mGoodmdecisionmmakersmaremusuallymright-brain,mintuitivemthinkers
2. B)mEffectivemdecisionmmakersmaremsensitivemtomthemsituationmandmtomothers
3. C)mGoodmdecisionsmaremusuallymmadembymleft-brain,mlogicalmthinkers
4. D)mGoodmdecisionmmakingmrequiresmanalyticalmrathermthanmcreativempro
cessesmACCURATEmANSWER:-B
Reasoning:-
>>Goodmdecisionmmakersmseemmtomhavemantennaemthatmmakemthemmparticularlymsensitivemtomother
peoplemandmsituations.mLeft-
brainmthinkersmaremtypicallymbettermatmprocessingmlanguage,mlogic,mnumbers,mandmsequentialmordering
,mwhereasmright-brainmthinkersmexcelmatmnonverbalmideationmandmholisticmsynthesizing.
6. Whatmismthembestmdefinitionmofmdecisionmmaking?
1. A)mThemplanningmprocessmofmmanagement
2. B)mThemevaluationmphasemofmthemexecutivemrole
3. C)mOnemstepminmthemproblem-solvingmprocess
4. D)mRequiredmtomjustifymthemneedmformscarcemitems
, ACCURATEmANSWER:-C
Reasoning:-
>>Decisionmmakingmismamcomplex,mcognitivemprocessmoftenmdefinedmasmchoosingmamparticularmcoursemofm
action.DecisionmmakDinow
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