Test Bank For Leadership Roles And Management Function In Nursing 9Th Edition By Marquis

TEST BANK FOR
LEADERSHIP ROLES AND
MANAGEMENT FUNCTION
IN NURSING 9TH EDITION
BY MARQUIS




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,1. What45statement45is45true45regarding45decision45making?
A) It45is45an45analysis45of45a45situation
B) It45is45closely45related45to45evaluation
C) It45involves45choosing45between45courses45of45action
D) It45is45dependent45upon45finding45the45cause45of45a45problem45Ans:45C
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Decision45making45is45a45complex45cognitive45process45often45defined45as45choosing45a45p
articular45course45of45action.45Problem45solving45is45part45of45decision45making45and45is45
a45systematic45process45that45focuses45on45analyzing45a45difficult45situation.45Critical45thin
king,45sometimes45referred45to45as45reflective45thinking,45is45related45to45evaluation45and45
has45a45broader45scope45than45decision45making45and45problem45solving.


2. What45is45a45weakness45of45the45traditional45problem-solving45model?
A) Its45need45for45implementation45time
B) Its45lack45of45a45step45requiring45evaluation45of45results
C) Its45failure45to45gather45sufficient45data
D) Its45failure45to45evaluate45alternati
ves45Ans:45A
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The45traditional45problem-
solving45model45is45less45effective45when45time45constraints45are45a45consideration.45Decis
ion45making45can45occur45without45the45full45analysis45required45in45problem45solving.45Be
cause45problem45solNving45attempts45to45identify45the45root45problem45in45situations,45mu
ch45time45and45energy45are45spent45on45identifying45the45real45problem.


3. Which45of45the45following45statements45is45true45regarding45decision45making?
A) Scientific45methods45provide45identical45decisions45by45different45individuals45for45
the45same45problems
B) Decisions45are45greatly45influenced45by45each45person's45value45system
C) Personal45beliefs45can45be45adjusted45for45when45the45scientific45approach45to45proble
m45solving45is45used
D) Past45experience45has45little45to45do45with45the45quality45of45th
e45decision45Ans:45B
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Values,45life45experience,45individual45preference,45and45individual45ways45of45thinking45will4
5influence45a45person's45decision45making.45No45matter45how45objective45the45criteria45will45
be,45value45judgments45will45always45play45a45part45in45a45person's45decision45making,45eith
er45consciously45or45subconsciously.
4. What45influences45the45quality45of45a45decision45most45often?
A) The45decision45maker's45immediate45superior
B) The45type45of45decision45that45needs45to45be45made
C) Questions45asked45and45alternatives45generated
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,D) The45time45of45day45the45decision45is45made45Ans:45C
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The45greater45the45number45of45alternatives45that45can45be45generated45by45the45decision45
maker,45the45better45the45final45decision45will45be.45The45alternatives45generated45and45the45
final45choices45are45limited45by45each45person's45value45system.




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, 5. What45does45knowledge45about45good45decision45making45lead45one45to45believe?
A) Good45decision45makers45are45usually45right-brain,45intuitive45thinkers
B) Effective45decision45makers45are45sensitive45to45the45situation45and45to45others
C) Good45decisions45are45usually45made45by45left-brain,45logical45thinkers
D) Good45decision45making45requires45analytical45rather45than45creative45processes45Ans:45B
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Good45decision45makers45seem45to45have45antennae45that45make45them45particularly45se
nsitive45to45other45people45and45situations.45Left-
brain45thinkers45are45typically45better45at45processing45language,45logic,45numbers,45and
45sequential45ordering,45whereas45right-
brain45thinkers45excel45at45nonverbal45ideation45and45holistic45synthesizing.
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6. What45is45the45best45definition45of45decision45making?
A) The45planning45process45of45management
B) The45evaluation45phase45of45the45executive45role
C) One45step45in45the45problem-solving45process
D) Required45to45justify45the45need45for45scarce45items45Ans:45C
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Decision45making45is45a45complex,45cognitive45process45often45defined45as45choosing45a4
5particular45course45of45action.45Decision45making,45one45step45in45the45problem-
solving45process,45is45an45important45task45that45relies45heavily45on45critical45thinking45
and45clinical45reasoning45skills.
7. If45decision45making45is45triggered45by45a45problem45with45what45does45it45end?
A) An45alternative45problem
B) A45chosen45course45of45action
C) An45action45that45guarantees45success
D) A45restatement45of45the45solution45Ans:45B
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A45decision45is45made45when45a45course45of45action45has45been45chosen.45Problem45solvin
g45is45part45of45decision45making45and45is45a45systematic45process45that45focuses45on45analy
zing45a45difficult45situation.45Problem45solving45always45includes45a45decision-
making45step.


8. Why45do45our45values45often45cause45personal45conflict45in45decision45making?
A) Some45values45are45not45realistic45or45healthy
B) Not45all45values45are45of45equal45worth
C) Our45values45remain45unchanged45over45time
D) Our45values45often45collide45with45one45another45Ans:45D
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Values,45life45experience,45individual45preference,45and45individual45ways45of45thinking45will4
5influence45a45person's45decision45making.45No45matter45how45objective45the45criteria45will45
be,45value45judgments45will45always45play45a45part45in45a45person's45decision45making,45eith
er45consciously45or45subconsciously.
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9. Which45statement45is45true45concerning45critical45thinking?
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