Test Bank: Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing 9th Edition Marquis Huston

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ChapterM1:MDecisionMMaking,MProblemMSolving,MCriticalMThinking,MandMClinicalMReasoning:MRequisi
tesMforMsuccessfulMleadershipMandMmanagement

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
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a problem
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Ans: C M


Feedback:
Decision making is a complex cognitive process often defined as choosi
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ng a particular course of action. Problem solving is part of decision maki
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ng and is a systematic process that focuses on analyzing a difficult situa
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tion. Critical thinking, sometimes referred to asreflective thinking, is rel
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ated to evaluation and has a broader scope than decision making and pr
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2. WhatMisMaMweaknessMofMtheMtraditionalMproblem-solvingMmodel?
A) ItsMneedMforMimplementationMtime
B) ItsMlackMofMaMstepMrequiringMevaluationMofMresults
C) ItsMfailureMtoMgatherMsufficientMdata
D) ItsMfailureMtoMevaluat
e alternatives
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Ans: A M


Feedback:
The traditional problem-
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solving model is less effective when time constraints are a consideratio
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n. Decision making can occur without the full analysis required in probl
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em solving. Because problem solN
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em in situations, much time and energy are spent on identifying the real
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Mproblem.

3. WhichMofMtheMfollowingMstatementsMisMtrueMregardingMdecisionMmaking?
A) ScientificMmethodsMprovideMidenticalMdecisionsMbyMdiffere
nt individuals for the same problems
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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 approac
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h to problem solving is used
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D) Past experience has little to do with the quality of t
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, Ans: B M


Feedback:
Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of th
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inking will influence a person's decision making. No matter how objecti
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ve the criteria will be, value judgments will always play a part in a
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Person’s decision making, either consciously or subconsciously.
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4. WhatMinfluencesMtheMqualityMofMaMdecisionMmostMoften?
A) TheMdecisionMmaker'sMimmediateMsuperior
B) TheMtypeMofMdecisionMthatMneedsMtoMbeMmade
C) QuestionsMaskedMandMalternativesMgenerated
D) TheMtimeMofMdayMtheMdecisionMi
s made
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Ans: C M


Feedback:
The greater the number of alternatives that can be generated by the deci
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sion maker, the better the final decision will be. The alternatives generat
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ed and the final choices are limited by each person's value system.
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5. WhatMdoesMknowledgeMaboutMgoodMdecisionMmakingMleadMoneMtoMbelieve?
A) GoodMdecisionMmakersMareMusuallyMright-brain,MintuitiveMthinkers
B) EffectiveMdecisionMmakersMareMsensitiveMtoMtheMsituationMandMtoMothers
C) GoodMdecisionsMareMusuallyMmadeMbyMleft-brain,MlogicalMthinkers
D) GoodMdecisionMmakingMrequiresManalyticalMratherMthanMcreativ
e processes
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Ans: B M


Feedback:
Good decision makers seem to have antennae that make them particularl
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y sensitive to other people and situations. Left-
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brain thinkers are typically better at processing language, logic, numbers
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, and sequential ordering, whereas right-
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brain thinkers excel at nonverbal ideation and holistic synthesizing.
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6. WhatMisMtheMbestMdefinitionMofMdecisionMmaking?
A) TheMplanningMprocessMofMmanagement
B) TheMevaluationMphaseMofMtheMexecutiveMrole
C) OneMstepMinMtheMproblem-solvingMprocess
D) RequiredMtoMjustifyMtheMneedMfo
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Ans: C M


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