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Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing Theory and
Application, 11th Edition
By (Huston, 2024), All Chapters 1 - 25
Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing
,Chapter 1 Decision Making, Problem Solving, Critical
Thinking, and Clinical Reasoning: Requisites for successful
leadership and management
1. 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
evaluation and has a broader scope than decision making and
problem solving.
2. What
Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing
, 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
Feedb
ack:
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 problem solving attempts to identify the root
problem in situations, much time and energy are spent on
identifying the real problem.
Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing
Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing Theory and
Application, 11th Edition
By (Huston, 2024), All Chapters 1 - 25
Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing
,Chapter 1 Decision Making, Problem Solving, Critical
Thinking, and Clinical Reasoning: Requisites for successful
leadership and management
1. 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
evaluation and has a broader scope than decision making and
problem solving.
2. What
Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing
, 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
Feedb
ack:
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 problem solving attempts to identify the root
problem in situations, much time and energy are spent on
identifying the real problem.
Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing
