NR 446 COLLABORATIVE -LEADERSHIP- EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

NR 446 COLLABORATIVE/LEADERSHIP-
EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
DecisionRmakingR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
ARcomplex/cognitiveRprocessRoftenRdefinedRasRchoosingRaRparticularRcourseRofRaction

(TheRthoughtRprocessRofRselectingRaRlogicalRchoiceRfromRtheRavailableRoptions)



Problem-solvingR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-PartRofRtheRdecision-
makingRandRisRaRsystematicRprocessRthatRfocusesRonRanalyzingRaRdifficultRsituation

(AttemptRtoRidentifyRtheRrootRproblemRinRsituations)



CriticalRthinkingR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
AlsoRcalledRreflectiveRthinking,RrelatedRtoRevaluationRandRhasRaRbroaderRscopeRthanRdecisionRmakingRandR
problemRsolving.R"TheRmentalRprocessRofRactivelyRandRskillfullyRconceptualizing,Rapplying,Ranalyzing,Rsynt
hesizing,RandRevaluatingRinformationRtoRreachRanRanswerRorRconclusion.



whatRqualitiesRmakeRaRsuccessfulRdecisionRmaker?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-courage:RwillingnessRtoRtakeRrisks

sensitivity:RSensitiveRtoRaRsituationRandRtoRothers.

Energy:RneedRenergyRandRdesire

Creativity:RCreativeRthinkers--developRwaysRtoRsolveRproblems.



whatRareRcaseRstudies?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
storiesRthatRimpactRlearning,RprovideRmoreRinteractiveRlearningRexperience.



whatRisRsimulation?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
providesRlearnersRopportunitiesRforRproblemRsolvingRthatRhaveRlittleRtoRnoRriskRtoRpatients,RallowsRforRgaini
ngRskillRbeforeRworkingRdirectlyRwithRacutelyRillRpatients.



whatRisRproblem-basedRlearning?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
opportunitiesRforRindividualsRtoRaddressRandRlearnRfromRauthenticRproblemsRvicariously,RmeetRinRsmallRgro
upsRandRdiscussRandRanalyzeRreal-lifeRproblems.

,whatRisRtheRtraditionalRproblem-solvingRprocess?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
includesR7Rsteps,ReffectiveRbutRweaknessRisRamountRofRtimeRforRproperRimplementation.R(lessReffectiveRifRt
hereRareRtimeRconstraints).



whatRareRtheRstepsRinRtraditionalRproblem-solvingRprocess?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR--IdentifyRtheRproblem

-gatherRdataRandRanalyzeRcausesRandRconsequencesRofRproblem

-exploreRalternativeRsolutions

-evaluateRtheRalternatives

-selectRtheRappropriateRsolution

-implementRsolution

-evaluateRresults



whatRisRmanagerialRdecision-makingRmodules?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-alsoRcalledRrationalRdecision-
makingRmodels,RcreatedRtoRaddressRtheRweaknessRofRtheRtraditionalRprocessRwhichRhasR6Rsteps.



whatRareRtheRstepsRinRmanagerialRdecision-makingRmodules?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR--
determineRtheRdecisionRandRdesiredRoutcomesR(setRobjectives)

-researchRandRidentifyRoptions

-compareRandRcontrastRtheseRoptionsRandRtheirRconsequences

-makeRaRdecision

-implementRanRactionRplan

-evaluateRresults



whatRisRtheRnursingRprocess?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
theoreticalRsystemRforRproblemRsolvingRandRmakingRdecisions,RweaknessRisRrequiringRclearlyRstatedRobjecti
ves.



whatRareRtheRstepsRtoRtheRnursingRprocess?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-ADPIE

assess

diagnose

, plan

implement

evaluate



whatRwouldRbeRanRindividualRvariationRinRdecisionRmaking?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
gender,Rvalues,RlifeRexperiences,RindividualRpreference.



whatRareRindividualRdecisions?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
thoseRwhoRmakeRdecisionsRaloneRfrequentlyRareRnotRalwaysRgoodRbecauseRtheyRareRnotRableRtoRunderstan
dRproblemsRfullyRorRmakeRdecisionsRfromRanalyticalRandRintuitiveRperspectives.



whatRareRorganizationalRdecision?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
needRforRmanagersRandRleadersRtoRmakeRqualityRdecisionsRemphasized.



Autocratic/authoritarianRleadershipR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-StrongRcontrolRoverRworkRgroup

OthersRareRdirectedRwithRcommands

DecisionRmakingRdoesRnotRinvolveRothers.

productivityRisRhigh.RfoundRinRveryRlargeRbureaucraciesRsuchRasRtheRarmedRforces.



DemocraticRleadershipR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
promotesRautonomyRandRgrowthRinRindividualRworkers;ReffectiveRwhenRcooperationRandRcoordinationRbet
weenRgroupsRisRnecessary.RLessRcontrolRmaintained

OthersRdirectedRbyRsuggestions/guidance

DecisionRmakingRinvolvesRothers

CriticismRisRconstructive



Laissez-faireRleadershipR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
appropriateRwhenRproblemsRareRpoorlyRdefinedRandRbrainstormingRisRneededRtoRgenerateRalternativeRsolu
tions.RPermissiveRwithRlittleRtoRnoRcontrol

ProvidesRlittleRtoRnoRdirection

PlacesRemphasisRonRtheRgroup

DoesRnotRcriticize