Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing 10th Edition
Marquis Huston Test Bank
Chapteri1i
Making,iProblemiSolving,iCriticaliThinking,iandiClinicaliReasoning:iRequisitesiforisuc
cessfulileadershipiandimanagement
1. Whatistatementiisitrueiregardingidecisionimaking?
A) Itiisianianalysisiofiaisituation
B) Itiisicloselyirelateditoievaluation
C) Itiinvolvesichoosingibetweenicoursesiofiaction
D) ItiisidependentiuponifindingitheicauseiofiaiproblemiAns:iCiFeedback:
Decisionimakingiisiaicomplexicognitiveiprocessioftenidefinediasichoosingiaiparticula
ricourseiofiaction.iProblemisolvingiisipartiofidecisionimakingiandiisiaisystematiciproc
essithatifocusesionianalyzingiaidifficultisituation.iCriticalithinking,isometimesireferre
ditoiasireflectiveithinking,iisirelateditoievaluationiandihasiaibroaderiscopeithanidecisi
onimakingiandiproblemisolving.
2. What
1. A)iItsineediforiimplementationitime
2. B)iItsilackiofiaistepirequiringievaluationiofiresults
3. C)iItsifailureitoigatherisufficientidata
4. D)iItsifailureitoievaluateialternatives
Ans:iAiFeedback:
,Theitraditionaliproblem-
solvingimodeliisilessieffectiveiwhenitimeiconstraintsiareiaiconsideration.iDecisionim
akingicanioccuriwithoutitheifullianalysisirequirediiniproblemisolving.iBecauseiproble
misolvingiattemptsitoiidentifyitheirootiproblemiinisituations,imuchitimeiandienergyi
areispentioniidentifyingitheirealiproblem.
4. Whatiinfluencesitheiqualityiofiaidecisionimostioften?
iA)iTheidecisionimakersiimmediateisuperior
B) Theitypeiofidecisionithatineedsitoibeimade
C) Questionsiaskediandialternativesigenerated
D) TheitimeiofidayitheidecisioniisimadeiAns:
CiFeedback:
Theigreateritheinumberiofialternativesithaticanibeigeneratedibyitheidecisionimaker,ith
eibetteritheifinalidecisioniwillibe.iTheialternativesigeneratedianditheifinalichoicesiareili
mitedibyieachipersonsivalueisystem.
5. What
1. A)iGoodidecisionimakersiareiusuallyiright-brain,iintuitiveithinkers
2. B)iEffectiveidecisionimakersiareisensitiveitoitheisituationianditoiothers
3. C)iGoodidecisionsiareiusuallyimadeibyileft-brain,ilogicalithinkers
4. D)iGoodidecisionimakingirequiresianalyticaliratherithanicreativeiprocesses
,Ans:iBiFeedback:
Goodidecisionimakersiseemitoihaveiantennaeithatimakeithemiparticularlyisensitiveitoi
other
peopleiandisituations.iLeft-
brainithinkersiareitypicallyibetteriatiprocessingilanguage,ilogic,inumbers,iandisequen
tialiordering,iwhereasiright-
brainithinkersiexceliatinonverbaliideationiandiholisticisynthesizing.
doesiknowledgeiaboutigoodidecisionimakingileadioneitoibelieve?
6. What
1. A)iTheiplanningiprocessiofimanagement
2. B)iTheievaluationiphaseiofitheiexecutiveirole
3. C)iOneistepiinitheiproblem-solvingiprocess
4. D)iRequireditoijustifyitheineediforiscarceiitems
Ans:iCiFeedback:
Decisionimakingiisiaicomplex,icognitiveiprocessioftenidefinediasichoosingiaiparticula
ricourseiofiaction.iDecisionimaking,ioneistepiinitheiproblem-
solvingiprocess,iisianiimportantitaskithatireliesiheavilyionicriticalithinkingiandiclinicali
reasoningiskills.
isitheibestidefinitioniofidecisionimaking?iPagei2
7. Ifidecisionimakingiisitriggeredibyiaiproblemiwithiwhatidoesiitiend?
, 1. A)iAnialternativeiproblem
2. B)iAichosenicourseiofiaction
3. C)iAniactionithatiguaranteesisuccess
4. D)iAirestatementiofitheisolution
Ans:iBiFeedback:
Aidecisioniisimadeiwheniaicourseiofiactionihasibeenichosen.iProblemisolvingiisipartio
fidecisionimakingiandiisiaisystematiciprocessithatifocusesionianalyzingiaidifficultisitu
ation.iProblemisolvingialwaysiincludesiaidecision-makingistep.
8. Whyidoiourivaluesioftenicauseipersonaliconflictiinidecisionimaking?
1. A)iSomeivaluesiareinotirealisticiorihealthy
2. B)iNotiallivaluesiareiofiequaliworth
3. C)iOurivaluesiremainiunchangedioveritime
4. D)iOurivaluesioftenicollideiwithioneianother
Ans:iDiFeedback:
Values,ilifeiexperience,iindividualipreference,iandiindividualiwaysiofithinkingiwilliin
fluenceiaipersonsidecisionimaking.iNoimatterihowiobjectiveitheicriteriaiwillibe,ivalu
eijudgmentsiwillialwaysiplayiaipartiiniaipersonsidecisionimaking,ieithericonsciouslyio
risubconsciously.
Marquis Huston Test Bank
Chapteri1i
Making,iProblemiSolving,iCriticaliThinking,iandiClinicaliReasoning:iRequisitesiforisuc
cessfulileadershipiandimanagement
1. Whatistatementiisitrueiregardingidecisionimaking?
A) Itiisianianalysisiofiaisituation
B) Itiisicloselyirelateditoievaluation
C) Itiinvolvesichoosingibetweenicoursesiofiaction
D) ItiisidependentiuponifindingitheicauseiofiaiproblemiAns:iCiFeedback:
Decisionimakingiisiaicomplexicognitiveiprocessioftenidefinediasichoosingiaiparticula
ricourseiofiaction.iProblemisolvingiisipartiofidecisionimakingiandiisiaisystematiciproc
essithatifocusesionianalyzingiaidifficultisituation.iCriticalithinking,isometimesireferre
ditoiasireflectiveithinking,iisirelateditoievaluationiandihasiaibroaderiscopeithanidecisi
onimakingiandiproblemisolving.
2. What
1. A)iItsineediforiimplementationitime
2. B)iItsilackiofiaistepirequiringievaluationiofiresults
3. C)iItsifailureitoigatherisufficientidata
4. D)iItsifailureitoievaluateialternatives
Ans:iAiFeedback:
,Theitraditionaliproblem-
solvingimodeliisilessieffectiveiwhenitimeiconstraintsiareiaiconsideration.iDecisionim
akingicanioccuriwithoutitheifullianalysisirequirediiniproblemisolving.iBecauseiproble
misolvingiattemptsitoiidentifyitheirootiproblemiinisituations,imuchitimeiandienergyi
areispentioniidentifyingitheirealiproblem.
4. Whatiinfluencesitheiqualityiofiaidecisionimostioften?
iA)iTheidecisionimakersiimmediateisuperior
B) Theitypeiofidecisionithatineedsitoibeimade
C) Questionsiaskediandialternativesigenerated
D) TheitimeiofidayitheidecisioniisimadeiAns:
CiFeedback:
Theigreateritheinumberiofialternativesithaticanibeigeneratedibyitheidecisionimaker,ith
eibetteritheifinalidecisioniwillibe.iTheialternativesigeneratedianditheifinalichoicesiareili
mitedibyieachipersonsivalueisystem.
5. What
1. A)iGoodidecisionimakersiareiusuallyiright-brain,iintuitiveithinkers
2. B)iEffectiveidecisionimakersiareisensitiveitoitheisituationianditoiothers
3. C)iGoodidecisionsiareiusuallyimadeibyileft-brain,ilogicalithinkers
4. D)iGoodidecisionimakingirequiresianalyticaliratherithanicreativeiprocesses
,Ans:iBiFeedback:
Goodidecisionimakersiseemitoihaveiantennaeithatimakeithemiparticularlyisensitiveitoi
other
peopleiandisituations.iLeft-
brainithinkersiareitypicallyibetteriatiprocessingilanguage,ilogic,inumbers,iandisequen
tialiordering,iwhereasiright-
brainithinkersiexceliatinonverbaliideationiandiholisticisynthesizing.
doesiknowledgeiaboutigoodidecisionimakingileadioneitoibelieve?
6. What
1. A)iTheiplanningiprocessiofimanagement
2. B)iTheievaluationiphaseiofitheiexecutiveirole
3. C)iOneistepiinitheiproblem-solvingiprocess
4. D)iRequireditoijustifyitheineediforiscarceiitems
Ans:iCiFeedback:
Decisionimakingiisiaicomplex,icognitiveiprocessioftenidefinediasichoosingiaiparticula
ricourseiofiaction.iDecisionimaking,ioneistepiinitheiproblem-
solvingiprocess,iisianiimportantitaskithatireliesiheavilyionicriticalithinkingiandiclinicali
reasoningiskills.
isitheibestidefinitioniofidecisionimaking?iPagei2
7. Ifidecisionimakingiisitriggeredibyiaiproblemiwithiwhatidoesiitiend?
, 1. A)iAnialternativeiproblem
2. B)iAichosenicourseiofiaction
3. C)iAniactionithatiguaranteesisuccess
4. D)iAirestatementiofitheisolution
Ans:iBiFeedback:
Aidecisioniisimadeiwheniaicourseiofiactionihasibeenichosen.iProblemisolvingiisipartio
fidecisionimakingiandiisiaisystematiciprocessithatifocusesionianalyzingiaidifficultisitu
ation.iProblemisolvingialwaysiincludesiaidecision-makingistep.
8. Whyidoiourivaluesioftenicauseipersonaliconflictiinidecisionimaking?
1. A)iSomeivaluesiareinotirealisticiorihealthy
2. B)iNotiallivaluesiareiofiequaliworth
3. C)iOurivaluesiremainiunchangedioveritime
4. D)iOurivaluesioftenicollideiwithioneianother
Ans:iDiFeedback:
Values,ilifeiexperience,iindividualipreference,iandiindividualiwaysiofithinkingiwilliin
fluenceiaipersonsidecisionimaking.iNoimatterihowiobjectiveitheicriteriaiwillibe,ivalu
eijudgmentsiwillialwaysiplayiaipartiiniaipersonsidecisionimaking,ieithericonsciouslyio
risubconsciously.
