NURSING LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT
UNIT 1: MANAGERIAL PROCESS
Decision making (PLEASE READ ME 1ST!)
518. 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
519. What is a weakness of the traditional problem-solving model?
a) Its need for implementation time
b) Its lack of a step requiring evaluation of results
c) Its failure to gather sufficient data
d) Its failure to evaluate alternatives
520. Which of the following statements is true regarding decision
making?
a) Scientific methods provide identical decisions by different individuals for the same
problems
b) Decisions are greatly influenced by each person’s value system
c) Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientific approach to problem solving
is used
d) Past experience has little to do with the quality of the decision
521. What influences the quality of a decision MOST often?
a) The decision maker’s immediate superior
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
522. What does knowledge about good decision making lead one to
believe?
a) Good decision makers are usually right-brain, intuitive thinkers
b) Effective decision makers are sensitive to the situation and to others
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UNIT 1: MANAGERIAL PROCESS
Decision making (PLEASE READ ME 1ST!)
518. 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
519. What is a weakness of the traditional problem-solving model?
a) Its need for implementation time
b) Its lack of a step requiring evaluation of results
c) Its failure to gather sufficient data
d) Its failure to evaluate alternatives
520. Which of the following statements is true regarding decision
making?
a) Scientific methods provide identical decisions by different individuals for the same
problems
b) Decisions are greatly influenced by each person’s value system
c) Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientific approach to problem solving
is used
d) Past experience has little to do with the quality of the decision
521. What influences the quality of a decision MOST often?
a) The decision maker’s immediate superior
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
522. What does knowledge about good decision making lead one to
believe?
a) Good decision makers are usually right-brain, intuitive thinkers
b) Effective decision makers are sensitive to the situation and to others
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