Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing – 11th Edition by Marquis & Huston | Complete Test Bank (Chapters 1–25) | Comprehensive Nursing Leadership and Management Study Guide 2024–2025

TEST BANK FOR LEADERSHIP ROLES AND
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MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS IN NURSING 11th
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EDITION BY MARQUIS HUSTON/ALL CHAPTERS 1-
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,CH: 1 Making, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Clinical Reasoning: Requisites for
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successful leadership and management
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1. What statement is true regarding decision making?
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A) It is an analysis of a situation
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B) It is closely related to evaluation
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C) It involves choosing between courses of action
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D) It is dependent upon finding the cause of a problem
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ACCURATE ANSWER:-C
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REASONING:->>Decision making is a complex cognitive process often defined as choosing a particular sb sb sb sb sb sb sb sb sb sb sb sb



course of action.Problem solving is part of decision making and is a systematic process that focuses on
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analyzing a difficult situation. Critical thinking, sometimes referred to as reflective thinking, is related
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toevaluationand has a broader scope than decision making and problem solving.
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2. What is a weakness of the traditional problem-solving model?
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1. A) Its need for implementation time
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2. B) Its lack of a step requiring evaluation of results
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3. C) Its failure to gather sufficient data
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4. D) Its failure to evaluate alternatives
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Reasoning:->>The traditional problem-solving model is less effective when time constraints are a
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consideration. Decision making can occur without the full analysis required in problem solving. Because
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problem-solving attempts to identify the root problem in situations, much time and energy are spent on
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identifying the real problem.
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3. Which of the following statements is true regarding decision making?
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1. A) Scientific methods provide identical decisions by different individuals for the same problems
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2. B) Decisions are greatly influenced by each person’s value system
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3. C) Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientific approach to problem solving is used
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4. D) Past experience has little to do with the quality of the decision
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ACCURATE ANSWER:-B sb




Reasoning:->>Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of thinking will sb sb sb sb sb sb sb sb sb sb



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4. What influences the quality of a decision most often? A) The decision makers immediate
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B) The type of decision that needs to be made
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D) The time of day the decision is made
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Reasoning:->>The greater the number of alternatives that can be generated by the decision maker, the
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better the final decision will be. The alternatives generated and the final choices are limited by each
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person’s value system.
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5. What does knowledge about good decision making lead one to believe?
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1. A) Good decision makers are usually right-brain, intuitive thinkers
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2. B) Effective decision makers are sensitive to the situation and to others
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3. C) Good decisions are usually made by left-brain, logical thinkers
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4. D) Good decision making requires analytical rather than creative processes
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Reasoning:->>Good decision makers seem to have antennae that make them particularly sensitive to other sb sb sb sb sb sb sb sb sb sb sb sb sb




people and situations. Left-brain thinkers are typically better at processing language, logic, numbers, and
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sequential ordering, whereas right-brain thinkers excel at nonverbal ideation and holistic synthesizing.
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6. What is the best definition of decision making?
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1. A) The planning process of management
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2. B) The evaluation phase of the executive role
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3. C) One step in the problem-solving process
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4. D) Required to justify the need for scarce items
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7. If decision making is triggered by a problem with what does it end?
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1. A) An alternative problem
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2. B) A chosen course of action
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3. C) An action that guarantees success
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4. D) A restatement of the solution
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Reasoning:->>A decision is made when a course of action has been chosen. Problem solving is part of
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decision making and is a systematic process that focuses on analyzing a difficult situation. Problem
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solving always includes a decision-making step.
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8. Why do our values often cause personal conflict in decision making?
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1. A) Some values are not realistic or healthy
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2. B) Not all values are of equal worth
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3. C) Our values remain unchanged over time
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4. D) Our values often collide with one another
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Reasoning:->>Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of thinking will sb sb sb sb sb sb sb sb sb sb



influence a persons decision making. No matter how objective the criteria will be, value judgments will
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9. Which statement is true concerning critical thinking?
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1. A) It is a simple approach to decision making
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2. B) It is narrower in scope than decision making
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3. C) It requires reasoning and creative analysis
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4. D) It is a synonym for the problem-solving process
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