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rsing6Theory6and6Application,611th6Edition
By6(Huston,62024),6All6Chapters616-625
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,TABLE6OF6CONTENTS6
Leadership6Roles6and6Management6Functions6in6Nursing
,Chapter616Decision6Making,6Problem6Solving,6Critical6
Thinking,6and6Clinical6Reasoning:6Requisites6for6succes
sful6leadership6and6management
1. What6statement6is6true6regarding6decision6making?
A) It6is6an6analysis6of6a6situation
B) It6is6closely6related6to6evaluation
C) It6involves6choosing6between6courses6of6action
D) It6is6dependent6upon6finding6the6cause6of6a6problem6
ANS:6C666
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Decision6making6is6a6complex6cognitive6process6often6defined6as6choosing6a6particula
r6course6of6action.6Problem6solving6is6part6of6decision6making6and6is6a6systematic6pr
ocess6that6focuses6on6analyzing6a6difficult6situation.6Critical6thinking,6sometimes6referr
ed6to6as6reflective6thinking,6is6related6to6evaluation6and6has6a6broader6scope6than6dec
ision6making6and6problem6solving.
2. What
1. A)6Its6need6for6implementation6time
2. B)6Its6lack6of6a6step6requiring6evaluation6of6results
3. C)6Its6failure6to6gather6sufficient6data
4. D)6Its6failure6to6evaluate6alternatives
Leadership6Roles6and6Management6Functions6in6Nursing
, ANS:6A6
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The6traditional6problem-
solving6model6is6less6effective6when6time6constraints6are6a6consideration.6Decision6
making6can6occur6without6the6full6analysis6required6in6problem6solving.6Because6pr
oblem6solving6attempts6to6identify6the6root6problem6in6situations,6much6time6and6en
ergy6are6spent6on6identifying6the6real6problem.
3. Which6of6the6following6statements6is6true6regarding6decision6making?
1. A)6Scientific6methods6provide6identical6decisions6by6different6individuals6f
or6the6same6problems
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