2022/2023 UPDATE NURSING NR292 Leadership Roles and
Management Functions in Nursing 10th Edition Marquis Huston
Test Bank-CORRECT ANSWERS EXPLAINED
,2022/2023 UPDATE NURSING NR292 Leadership Roles and
Management Functions in Nursing 10th Edition Marquis Huston
Test Bank-CORRECT ANSWERS EXPLAINED
Chapter 1
Making, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Clinical Reasoning: Requisites for
successfulleadership and management
Which of the following statements is true regarding decision making?
1. A) Scientific methods provide identical decisions by different individuals for
the same problems
2. B) Decisions are greatly influenced by each persons value system
3. C) Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientific approach to
problem solving is used
4. D) Past experience has little to do with the quality of the decision
Ans: B Feedback:
Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of thinking will
influence a persons decision making. No matter how objective the criteria will be,
value judgments will always play a part ina persons decision making, either
consciously or subconsciously.
is a weakness of the traditional problem-solving model? Page 1
What influences the quality of a decision most often? A) The decision
,2022/2023 UPDATE NURSING NR292 Leadership Roles and
Management Functions in Nursing 10th Edition Marquis Huston
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makers immediatesuperior
B) The type of decision that needs to be made
C) Questions asked and alternatives generated
D) The time of day the decision is made Ans:
C Feedback:
The greater the number of alternatives that can be generated by the decision
maker, the better the finaldecision will be. The alternatives generated and the final
choices are limited by each persons value system.
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 cause of a problem Ans: 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 to as reflective thinking, is related to evaluationand has a
broader scope than decision making and problem solving.
, 2022/2023 UPDATE NURSING NR292 Leadership Roles and
Management Functions in Nursing 10th Edition Marquis Huston
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What
1. A) Its need for implementation time
2. B) Its lack of a step requiring evaluation of results
3. C) Its failure to gather sufficient data
4. 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 without the full analysis required in
problem solving. Because problemsolving attempts to identify the root problem
in situations, much time and energy are spent on identifying the real problem.
What
1. A) Good decision makers are usually right-brain, intuitive thinkers
2. B) Effective decision makers are sensitive to the situation and to others
Management Functions in Nursing 10th Edition Marquis Huston
Test Bank-CORRECT ANSWERS EXPLAINED
,2022/2023 UPDATE NURSING NR292 Leadership Roles and
Management Functions in Nursing 10th Edition Marquis Huston
Test Bank-CORRECT ANSWERS EXPLAINED
Chapter 1
Making, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Clinical Reasoning: Requisites for
successfulleadership and management
Which of the following statements is true regarding decision making?
1. A) Scientific methods provide identical decisions by different individuals for
the same problems
2. B) Decisions are greatly influenced by each persons value system
3. C) Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientific approach to
problem solving is used
4. D) Past experience has little to do with the quality of the decision
Ans: B Feedback:
Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of thinking will
influence a persons decision making. No matter how objective the criteria will be,
value judgments will always play a part ina persons decision making, either
consciously or subconsciously.
is a weakness of the traditional problem-solving model? Page 1
What influences the quality of a decision most often? A) The decision
,2022/2023 UPDATE NURSING NR292 Leadership Roles and
Management Functions in Nursing 10th Edition Marquis Huston
Test Bank-CORRECT ANSWERS EXPLAINED
makers immediatesuperior
B) The type of decision that needs to be made
C) Questions asked and alternatives generated
D) The time of day the decision is made Ans:
C Feedback:
The greater the number of alternatives that can be generated by the decision
maker, the better the finaldecision will be. The alternatives generated and the final
choices are limited by each persons value system.
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 cause of a problem Ans: 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 to as reflective thinking, is related to evaluationand has a
broader scope than decision making and problem solving.
, 2022/2023 UPDATE NURSING NR292 Leadership Roles and
Management Functions in Nursing 10th Edition Marquis Huston
Test Bank-CORRECT ANSWERS EXPLAINED
What
1. A) Its need for implementation time
2. B) Its lack of a step requiring evaluation of results
3. C) Its failure to gather sufficient data
4. 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 without the full analysis required in
problem solving. Because problemsolving attempts to identify the root problem
in situations, much time and energy are spent on identifying the real problem.
What
1. A) Good decision makers are usually right-brain, intuitive thinkers
2. B) Effective decision makers are sensitive to the situation and to others
