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Chapterg1:gDecisiongMaking,gProblemgSolving,gCriticalgThinking,gandgClinicalgReasoning:Requisite
sgforgsuccessfulgleadershipgandgmanagement
1. Whatgstatementgisgtruegregardinggdecisiongmaking?
A) Itgisganganalysisgofgagsituation
B) Itgisgcloselygrelatedgtogevaluation
C) Itginvolvesgchoosinggbetweengcoursesgofgaction
D) Itgisgdependentgupongfindinggthegcausegofgagproblem
Ans:gC
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Decisiongmakinggisgagcomplexgcognitivegprocessgoftengdefinedgasgchoosinggagparticulargcours
egofgaction.gProblemgsolvinggisgpartgofgdecisiongmakinggandgisgagsystematicgprocessgthatgfocu
sesgonganalyzinggagdifficultgsituation.gCriticalgthinking,gsometimesgreferredgtogasgreflectivegth
inking,gisgrelatedgtogevaluationgandghasgagbroadergscopegthangdecisiongmakinggandgproblemgs
olving.
2. Whatgisgagweaknessgofgthegtraditionalgproblem-solvinggmodel?
A) Itsgneedgforgimplementationgtime
B) Itsglackgofgagstepgrequiringgevaluationgofgresults
C) Itsgfailuregtoggathergsufficientgdata
D) Itsgfailuregtogevaluategalternatives
Ans:gA
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Thegtraditionalgproblem-
solvinggmodelgisglessgeffectivegwhengtimegconstraintsgaregagconsideration.gDecisiongmakinggc
angoccurgwithoutgthegfullganalysisgrequiredgingproblemgsolving.gBecausegproblemgsolvinggatte
mptsgtogidentifygthegrootgproblemgingsituations,gmuchgtimegandgenergygaregspentgongidentifyi
nggthegrealgproblem.
3. Whichgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgisgtruegregardinggdecisiongmaking?
A) Scientificgmethodsgprovidegidenticalgdecisionsgbygdifferentgindividualsgforgthegsamegproblems
B) Decisionsgareggreatlyginfluencedgbygeachgpersonsgvaluegsystem
C) Personalgbeliefsgcangbegadjustedgforgwhengthegscientificgapproachgtogproblemgsolvinggisgused
D) Pastgexperienceghasglittlegtogdogwithgthegqualitygofgthegdecision
Ans:gB
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Values,glifegexperience,gindividualgpreference,gandgindividualgwaysgofgthinkinggwillginfluenc
egagpersonsgdecisiongmaking.gNogmatterghowgobjectivegthegcriteriagwillgbe,gvaluegjudgmentsg
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4. Whatginfluencesgthegqualitygofgagdecisiongmostgoften?
A) Thegdecisiongmakersgimmediatesuperior
B) Thegtypegofgdecisiongthatgneedsgtogbegmade
C) Questionsgaskedgandgalternativesggenerated
D) Thegtimegofgdaygthegdecisiongisgmad
egAns:gC
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Theggreatergthegnumbergofgalternativesgthatgcangbeggeneratedgbygthegdecisiongmaker,gthegbett
ergthegfinalgdecisiongwillgbe.gThegalternativesggeneratedgandgthegfinalgchoicesgareglimitedgbyg
eachgpersonsgvaluegsystem.
5. Whatgdoesgknowledgegaboutggoodgdecisiongmakinggleadgonegtogbelieve?
A) Goodgdecisiongmakersgaregusuallygright-brain,gintuitivegthinkers
B) Effectivegdecisiongmakersgaregsensitivegtogthegsituationgandgtogothers
C) Goodgdecisionsgaregusuallygmadegbygleft-brain,glogicalgthinkers
D) Goodgdecisiongmakinggrequiresganalyticalgrathergthangcreativegprocesses
Ans:gBgF
eedback:
Goodgdecisiongmakersgseemgtoghavegantennaegthatgmakegthemgparticularlygsensitivegtogotherg
peopleg andg situations.g Left-braing thinkersg areg typicallyg betterg atg processingg language,
logic,gnumbers,g andg sequentialg ordering,g whereasg right-
braing thinkersg excelg atg nonverbalgideationandgholisticgsynthesizing
6. Whatgisgangimportantgtaskgthatgreliesgheavilygongcriticalgthinkinggandgclinicalgreasoninggskillsgisgthegbe
stgdefinitiongofgdecisiongmaking?
A) Thegplanninggprocessgofgmanagement
B) Thegevaluationgphasegofgthegexecutivegrole
C) Onegstepgingthegproblem-solvinggprocess
D) Requiredgtogjustifygthegneedgforgscarcegitems
Ans:gCgF
eedback:
Decisiongmakinggisgagcomplex,gcognitivegprocessgoftengdefinedgasgchoosinggagparticulargcou
rsegofgaction.gDecisiongmaking,gonegstepgingthegproblem-
solvinggprocess,gisgangimportantgtaskgthatgreliesgheavilygongcriticalgthinkinggandgclinicalgreas
oninggskillsgisgthegbestgdefinitiongofgdecisiongmaking?
7. Ifgdecisiongmakinggisgtriggeredgbygagproblemgwithgwhatgdoesgitgend?
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,LeadershipgRolesgandgManagementgFunctionsgingNursingg10thgEditiongMarquisgHusto
ngTestgBank
Chapterg1:gDecisiongMaking,gProblemgSolving,gCriticalgThinking,gandgClinicalgReasoning:Requisite
sgforgsuccessfulgleadershipgandgmanagement
1. Whatgstatementgisgtruegregardinggdecisiongmaking?
A) Itgisganganalysisgofgagsituation
B) Itgisgcloselygrelatedgtogevaluation
C) Itginvolvesgchoosinggbetweengcoursesgofgaction
D) Itgisgdependentgupongfindinggthegcausegofgagproblem
Ans:gC
Feedback
Decisiongmakinggisgagcomplexgcognitivegprocessgoftengdefinedgasgchoosinggagparticulargcours
egofgaction.gProblemgsolvinggisgpartgofgdecisiongmakinggandgisgagsystematicgprocessgthatgfocu
sesgonganalyzinggagdifficultgsituation.gCriticalgthinking,gsometimesgreferredgtogasgreflectivegth
inking,gisgrelatedgtogevaluationgandghasgagbroadergscopegthangdecisiongmakinggandgproblemgs
olving.
2. Whatgisgagweaknessgofgthegtraditionalgproblem-solvinggmodel?
A) Itsgneedgforgimplementationgtime
B) Itsglackgofgagstepgrequiringgevaluationgofgresults
C) Itsgfailuregtoggathergsufficientgdata
D) Itsgfailuregtogevaluategalternatives
Ans:gA
Feedback
Thegtraditionalgproblem-
solvinggmodelgisglessgeffectivegwhengtimegconstraintsgaregagconsideration.gDecisiongmakinggc
angoccurgwithoutgthegfullganalysisgrequiredgingproblemgsolving.gBecausegproblemgsolvinggatte
mptsgtogidentifygthegrootgproblemgingsituations,gmuchgtimegandgenergygaregspentgongidentifyi
nggthegrealgproblem.
3. Whichgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgisgtruegregardinggdecisiongmaking?
A) Scientificgmethodsgprovidegidenticalgdecisionsgbygdifferentgindividualsgforgthegsamegproblems
B) Decisionsgareggreatlyginfluencedgbygeachgpersonsgvaluegsystem
C) Personalgbeliefsgcangbegadjustedgforgwhengthegscientificgapproachgtogproblemgsolvinggisgused
D) Pastgexperienceghasglittlegtogdogwithgthegqualitygofgthegdecision
Ans:gB
Feedback:
Values,glifegexperience,gindividualgpreference,gandgindividualgwaysgofgthinkinggwillginfluenc
egagpersonsgdecisiongmaking.gNogmatterghowgobjectivegthegcriteriagwillgbe,gvaluegjudgmentsg
,will
, alwaysgplaygagpartgingagpersonsgdecisiongmaking,geithergconsciouslygorgsubconsciously
4. Whatginfluencesgthegqualitygofgagdecisiongmostgoften?
A) Thegdecisiongmakersgimmediatesuperior
B) Thegtypegofgdecisiongthatgneedsgtogbegmade
C) Questionsgaskedgandgalternativesggenerated
D) Thegtimegofgdaygthegdecisiongisgmad
egAns:gC
Feedback:
Theggreatergthegnumbergofgalternativesgthatgcangbeggeneratedgbygthegdecisiongmaker,gthegbett
ergthegfinalgdecisiongwillgbe.gThegalternativesggeneratedgandgthegfinalgchoicesgareglimitedgbyg
eachgpersonsgvaluegsystem.
5. Whatgdoesgknowledgegaboutggoodgdecisiongmakinggleadgonegtogbelieve?
A) Goodgdecisiongmakersgaregusuallygright-brain,gintuitivegthinkers
B) Effectivegdecisiongmakersgaregsensitivegtogthegsituationgandgtogothers
C) Goodgdecisionsgaregusuallygmadegbygleft-brain,glogicalgthinkers
D) Goodgdecisiongmakinggrequiresganalyticalgrathergthangcreativegprocesses
Ans:gBgF
eedback:
Goodgdecisiongmakersgseemgtoghavegantennaegthatgmakegthemgparticularlygsensitivegtogotherg
peopleg andg situations.g Left-braing thinkersg areg typicallyg betterg atg processingg language,
logic,gnumbers,g andg sequentialg ordering,g whereasg right-
braing thinkersg excelg atg nonverbalgideationandgholisticgsynthesizing
6. Whatgisgangimportantgtaskgthatgreliesgheavilygongcriticalgthinkinggandgclinicalgreasoninggskillsgisgthegbe
stgdefinitiongofgdecisiongmaking?
A) Thegplanninggprocessgofgmanagement
B) Thegevaluationgphasegofgthegexecutivegrole
C) Onegstepgingthegproblem-solvinggprocess
D) Requiredgtogjustifygthegneedgforgscarcegitems
Ans:gCgF
eedback:
Decisiongmakinggisgagcomplex,gcognitivegprocessgoftengdefinedgasgchoosinggagparticulargcou
rsegofgaction.gDecisiongmaking,gonegstepgingthegproblem-
solvinggprocess,gisgangimportantgtaskgthatgreliesgheavilygongcriticalgthinkinggandgclinicalgreas
oninggskillsgisgthegbestgdefinitiongofgdecisiongmaking?
7. Ifgdecisiongmakinggisgtriggeredgbygagproblemgwithgwhatgdoesgitgend?
