Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing
Theory and Application, 11th Edition
By (Huston, 2024), All Chapters 1 - 25
Leadership54Roles54and54Management54Functions54in54Nursing
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Leadership54Roles54and54Management54Functions54in54Nursing
,Chapter54154Decision54Making,54Problem54Solving,54Critical54
Thinking,54and54Clinical54Reasoning:54Requisites54for54success
ful54leadership54and54management
1. What54statement54is54true54regarding54decision54making?
A) It54is54an54analysis54of54a54situation
B) It54is54closely54related54to54evaluation
C) It54involves54choosing54between54courses54of54action
D) It54is54dependent54upon54finding54the54cause54of54a54proble
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ANS:54C545454
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Decision54making54is54a54complex54cognitive54process54often54defined54as54choosing54a54part
icular54course54of54action.54Problem54solving54is54part54of54decision54making54and54is54a54syst
ematic54process54that54focuses54on54analyzing54a54difficult54situation.54Critical54thinking,54so
metimes54referred54to54as54reflective54thinking,54is54related54to54evaluation54and54has54a54bro
ader54scope54than54decision54making54and54problem54solving.
2. What
1. A)54Its54need54for54implementation54time
2. B)54Its54lack54of54a54step54requiring54evaluation54of54results
3. C)54Its54failure54to54gather54sufficient54data
4. D)54Its54failure54to54evaluate54alternatives
Leadership54Roles54and54Management54Functions54in54Nursing
, ANS:54A5
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The54traditional54problem-
solving54model54is54less54effective54when54time54constraints54are54a54consideration.54Decis
ion54making54can54occur54without54the54full54analysis54required54in54problem54solving.54B
ecause54problem54solving54attempts54to54identify54the54root54problem54in54situations,54muc
h54time54and54energy54are54spent54on54identifying54the54real54problem.
3. Which54of54the54following54statements54is54true54regarding54decision54making?
1. A)54Scientific54methods54provide54identical54decisions54by54different54individual
s54for54the54same54problems
Leadership54Roles54and54Management54Functions54in54Nursing