Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing
Theory and Application, 11th Edition
By (Huston, 2024), All Chapters 1 - 25
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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,Chapter 1 Decision Making, Problem Solving, Critical Thinki JT JT JT JT JT JT JT
ng, and Clinical Reasoning:Requisites for successful leadersh
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ip and management
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1. What statement is true regarding decision making?
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A) It is an analysis of a situation
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B) It is closely related to evaluation
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C) It involves choosing between courses of action
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D) It is dependent upon finding the cause of a problem
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Decision making is a complex cognitive process often defined as choosing a particular courseof
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action. Problem solving is part of decision making and is a systematic process that focuseson an
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alyzing a difficult situation. Critical thinking, sometimes referred to as reflective thinking, is rel
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ated to evaluation and has a broader scope than decision making and problem solving.
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2. What
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2. B) Its lack of a step requiring evaluation of results
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3. C) Its failure to gather sufficient dataJT JT JT JT JT JT
4. D) Its failure to evaluate alternatives JT JT JT JT JT
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The traditional problem-
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solving model is less effective when time constraints are a consideration. Decision making ca
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n occur without the full analysis required in problem solving. Because problem solving attem
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pts to identify the root problem in situations, mucht ime and energy are spent on identifying th
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e real problem.
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3. Which of the following statements is true regarding decision making?
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1. A) Scientific methods provide identical decisions by different individuals for thesa
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