NURS 2873 EXAM 1 |ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
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
CORRECT ANSWER
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.
Question 2
1. Which represents the management functions that are incorporated into the
management process?
A) Planning, directing, organizing, staffing, and evaluating
B) Planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling
C) Organizing, planning, staffing, directing, and evaluating
D) Organizing, staffing, planning, implementing, and controlling
CORRECT ANSWER
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, Ans: B
Feedback:
Management functions include planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling.
These are incorporated into what is known as the management process.
Question 3
What is the advantage of recruiting from outside the organization?
A. Promotes long-term retention of employees
B. Tends to increase the number of candidates
C. Provides well-motivated candidates
D. Attracts well-qualified candidates
CORRECT ANSWER
Ans: B
Feedback: recruiting from outside the organization provides an opportunity to increase
the pool of candidates for positions but is no guarantee that these canddidates will be
more qualified or motivated than those who come from within the organization.
Question 4
Which information is too much in flux to identify on an organizational chart?
A) Grapevine lines of communication
B) Line and staff authority
C) Span of control
D) Scalar chains
CORRECT ANSWER
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, Ans: A
Feedback:
The grapevine lines of communication cannot be placed on an organizational chart
because they are constantly in flux. The remaining information is stable and so identified
on the chart.
Question 5
Which statement best describes mentorship?
A) The intensity and duration of relationships are similar in mentorship and
preceptorship
B) Staff cannot be assigned to become mentors. It is a role voluntarily chosen by the mentor
C) "Mentees" must be willing to put aside their personal goals and beliefs in an effort to
identify more closely with their mentor
D) Most nurses will have the opportunity for many mentor relationships during their careers
CORRECT ANSWER
Ans: B
Feedback:
The mentor makes a conscious decision to assist the protEgE in career development, with
the relationship usually lasting several years. The remaining statements are not accurate
regarding mentorships.
Question 6
What is employee behavior best reinforced by?
A) Praise from a supervisor
B) An increase in their pay
C) A personally valued reward
D) Threat of punishment
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, CORRECT ANSWER
Ans: C
Feedback: Each person is a unique individual who is motivated by different things. The
other options lack that element of personal value.
Question 7
What is the best combination that characterizes the communication process?
A) Sender-receiver-message
B) Receiver-message-sender
C) Sender-message-receiver
D) Message-sender-receiver
CORRECT ANSWER
Ans: C
Feedback: The combination that best characterizes the communication process is
senderñmessageñreceiver. The other options would result in the likelihood of
miscommunication.
Question 8
1. Which is the first step in the time management process?
A. Completing the highest priority task
B. Allowing enough time for sufficient daily planning
C. Reprioritizing based on new information received
D. Delegating work that cannot be accomplished in a day
CORRECT ANSWER
Ans: B
Feedback: Daily planning is essential if the manager is to manage by efficiency rather
than by crisis. The remaining options are steps that occur after that planning.
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VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
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
CORRECT ANSWER
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.
Question 2
1. Which represents the management functions that are incorporated into the
management process?
A) Planning, directing, organizing, staffing, and evaluating
B) Planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling
C) Organizing, planning, staffing, directing, and evaluating
D) Organizing, staffing, planning, implementing, and controlling
CORRECT ANSWER
1
, Ans: B
Feedback:
Management functions include planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling.
These are incorporated into what is known as the management process.
Question 3
What is the advantage of recruiting from outside the organization?
A. Promotes long-term retention of employees
B. Tends to increase the number of candidates
C. Provides well-motivated candidates
D. Attracts well-qualified candidates
CORRECT ANSWER
Ans: B
Feedback: recruiting from outside the organization provides an opportunity to increase
the pool of candidates for positions but is no guarantee that these canddidates will be
more qualified or motivated than those who come from within the organization.
Question 4
Which information is too much in flux to identify on an organizational chart?
A) Grapevine lines of communication
B) Line and staff authority
C) Span of control
D) Scalar chains
CORRECT ANSWER
2
, Ans: A
Feedback:
The grapevine lines of communication cannot be placed on an organizational chart
because they are constantly in flux. The remaining information is stable and so identified
on the chart.
Question 5
Which statement best describes mentorship?
A) The intensity and duration of relationships are similar in mentorship and
preceptorship
B) Staff cannot be assigned to become mentors. It is a role voluntarily chosen by the mentor
C) "Mentees" must be willing to put aside their personal goals and beliefs in an effort to
identify more closely with their mentor
D) Most nurses will have the opportunity for many mentor relationships during their careers
CORRECT ANSWER
Ans: B
Feedback:
The mentor makes a conscious decision to assist the protEgE in career development, with
the relationship usually lasting several years. The remaining statements are not accurate
regarding mentorships.
Question 6
What is employee behavior best reinforced by?
A) Praise from a supervisor
B) An increase in their pay
C) A personally valued reward
D) Threat of punishment
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, CORRECT ANSWER
Ans: C
Feedback: Each person is a unique individual who is motivated by different things. The
other options lack that element of personal value.
Question 7
What is the best combination that characterizes the communication process?
A) Sender-receiver-message
B) Receiver-message-sender
C) Sender-message-receiver
D) Message-sender-receiver
CORRECT ANSWER
Ans: C
Feedback: The combination that best characterizes the communication process is
senderñmessageñreceiver. The other options would result in the likelihood of
miscommunication.
Question 8
1. Which is the first step in the time management process?
A. Completing the highest priority task
B. Allowing enough time for sufficient daily planning
C. Reprioritizing based on new information received
D. Delegating work that cannot be accomplished in a day
CORRECT ANSWER
Ans: B
Feedback: Daily planning is essential if the manager is to manage by efficiency rather
than by crisis. The remaining options are steps that occur after that planning.
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