NURSING EXAM TEST
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Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing
9th Edition TBW (1)
1. What statement is true regarding decision making?
A) It is an analysis of a situation
B) It is closely related to evaluation
C) It involves choosing between courses of action
D) It is dependent upon finding the cause of a
problemAns: C
FEEDBACK:
Decision making is a complex cognitive process often defined as choosing a particular
course of action. Problem solving is part of decision making and is a systematic process
that focuses on analyzing a difficult situation. Critical thinking, sometimes referred to
asreflective thinking, is related to evaluation and has a broader scope than decision
making and problem solving.
2. What is a weakness of the traditional problem-solving model?
A) Its need for implementation time
B) Its lack of a step requiring evaluation of results
C) Its failure to gather sufficient data
D) Its failure to evaluate
alternativesAns: A
Feedback:
The traditional problem-solving model is less effective when time constraints are a
consideration. Decision making can occur without the full analysis required in
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problemsolving. Because problem solNving attempts to identify the root problem in
situations, much time and energy are spent on identifying the real problem.
3. Which of the following statements is true regarding decision making?
A) Scientific methods provide identical decisions by different individuals for
thesame problems
B) Decisions are greatly influenced by each person's value system
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C) Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientific approach to
problemsolving is used
D) Past experience has little to do with the quality of the
decisionAns: B
FEEDBACK:
Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of thinking will
influence a person's decision making. No matter how objective the criteria will be,
valuejudgments will always play a part in a person's decision making, either
consciously or subconsciously.
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[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
,1
Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing
9th Edition TBW (1)
1. What statement is true regarding decision making?
A) It is an analysis of a situation
B) It is closely related to evaluation
C) It involves choosing between courses of action
D) It is dependent upon finding the cause of a
problemAns: C
FEEDBACK:
Decision making is a complex cognitive process often defined as choosing a particular
course of action. Problem solving is part of decision making and is a systematic process
that focuses on analyzing a difficult situation. Critical thinking, sometimes referred to
asreflective thinking, is related to evaluation and has a broader scope than decision
making and problem solving.
2. What is a weakness of the traditional problem-solving model?
A) Its need for implementation time
B) Its lack of a step requiring evaluation of results
C) Its failure to gather sufficient data
D) Its failure to evaluate
alternativesAns: A
Feedback:
The traditional problem-solving model is less effective when time constraints are a
consideration. Decision making can occur without the full analysis required in
Page 1
,2
problemsolving. Because problem solNving attempts to identify the root problem in
situations, much time and energy are spent on identifying the real problem.
3. Which of the following statements is true regarding decision making?
A) Scientific methods provide identical decisions by different individuals for
thesame problems
B) Decisions are greatly influenced by each person's value system
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C) Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientific approach to
problemsolving is used
D) Past experience has little to do with the quality of the
decisionAns: B
FEEDBACK:
Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of thinking will
influence a person's decision making. No matter how objective the criteria will be,
valuejudgments will always play a part in a person's decision making, either
consciously or subconsciously.
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