Leadership .,Roles .,and .,Management .,Functions .,in .,Nursing
.,Theory .,and .,Application, .,11th .,Edition
By .,(Huston, .,2024), .,All .,Chapters .,1 .,- .,25
Leadership .,Roles .,and .,Management .,Functions .,in .,Nursing
,TABLE .,OF .,CONTENTS .,
Leadership .,Roles .,and .,Management .,Functions .,in .,Nursing
,Chapter .,1 .,Decision .,Making, .,Problem .,Solving,
.,Critical .,Thinking, .,and .,Clinical .,Reasoning: .,Requisites
.,for .,successful .,leadership .,and .,management
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
.,problem .,
ANS: .,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 .,as .,reflective .,thinking, .,is .,related .,to .,evaluation
.,and .,has .,a .,broader .,scope .,than .,decision .,making .,and .,problem .,solving.
2. What
1. A) .,Its .,need .,for .,implementation .,time
2. B) .,Its .,lack .,of .,a .,step .,requiring .,evaluation .,of .,results
3. C) .,Its .,failure .,to .,gather .,sufficient .,data
4. D) .,Its .,failure .,to .,evaluate .,alternatives
Leadership .,Roles .,and .,Management .,Functions .,in .,Nursing
, ANS: .,A
.,Feedbac
k:
The .,traditional .,problem-solving .,model .,is .,less .,effective .,when .,time .,constraints
.,are .,a .,consideration. .,Decision .,making .,can .,occur .,without .,the .,full .,analysis
.,required .,in .,problem .,solving. .,Because .,problem .,solving .,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?
1. A) .,Scientific .,methods .,provide .,identical .,decisions .,by .,different
.,individuals .,for .,the.,same .,problems
Leadership .,Roles .,and .,Management .,Functions .,in .,Nursing