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,Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing 11th Edition
MarquisHuston8nTest8nBank
Chapter8n1:8nDecision8nMaking,8nProblem8nSolving,8nCritical8nThinking,8nand8nClinical8nReasoning:8nRe
quisites8nfor8nsuccessful8nleadership8nand8nmanagement
1. What8nstatement8nis8ntrue8nregarding8ndecision8nmaking?
A) It8nis8nan8nanalysis8nof8na8nsituation
B) It8nis8nclosely8nrelated8nto8nevaluation
C) It8ninvolves8nchoosing8nbetween8ncourses8nof8naction
D) It8nis8ndependent8nupon8nfinding8nthe8ncause8no
f8na8nproblem
Ans:8nC
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Decision8nmaking8nis8na8ncomplex8ncognitive8nprocess8noften8ndefined8nas8nchoos
ing8na8nparticular8ncourse8nof8naction.8nProblem8nsolving8nis8npart8nof8ndecision8
nmaking8nand8nis8na8nsystematic8nprocess8nthat8nfocuses8non8nanalyzing8na8ndiffi
cult8nsituation.8nCritical8nthinking,8nsometimes8nreferred8nto8nasreflective8nthin
king,8nis8nrelated8nto8nevaluation8nand8nhas8na8nbroader8nscope8nthan8ndecision8n
making8nand8nproblem8nsolving.
2. What8nis8na8nweakness8nof8nthe8ntraditional8nproblem-solving8nmodel?
A) Its8nneed8nfor8nimplementation8ntime
B) Its8nlack8nof8na8nstep8nrequiring8nevaluation8nof8nresults
C) Its8nfailure8nto8ngather8nsufficient8ndata
D) Its8nfailure8nto8nevaluat
e8nalternatives
Ans:8nA
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The8ntraditional8nproblem-
solving8nmodel8nis8nless8neffective8nwhen8ntime8nconstraints8nare8na8nconsidera
tion.8nDecision8nmaking8ncan8noccur8nwithout8nthe8nfull8nanalysis8nrequired8nin8
nproblem8nsolving.8nBecause8nproblem8nsolN ving8nattempts8nto8nidentify8nthe8nr
oot8nproblem8nin8nsituations,8nmuch8ntime8nand8nenergy8nare8nspent8non8nidentify
ing8nthe8nreal8nproblem.
3. Which8nof8nthe8nfollowing8nstatements8nis8ntrue8nregarding8ndecision8nmaking?
A) Scientific8nmethods8nprovide8nidentical8ndecisions8nby8ndiffere
nt8nindividuals8nfor8nthe8nsame8nproblems
B) Decisions8nare8ngreatly8ninfluenced8nby8neach8nperson's8nvalue8nsystem
C) Personal8nbeliefs8ncan8nbe8nadjusted8nfor8nwhen8nthe8nscientific8napproa
ch8nto8nproblem8nsolving8nis8nused
D) Past8nexperience8nhas8nlittle8nto8ndo8nwith8nthe8nquality8nof8n
the8ndecision
, Ans:8nB
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Values,8nlife8nexperience,8nindividual8npreference,8nand8nindividual8nways8nof
8nthinking8nwill8ninfluence8na8nperson's8ndecision8nmaking.8nNo8nmatter8nhow8n
objective8nthe8ncriteria8nwill8nbe,8nvalue8njudgments8nwill8nalways8nplay8na8npart8ni
n8na
Person’s8ndecision8nmaking,8neither8nconsciously8nor8nsubconsciously.
4. What8ninfluences8nthe8nquality8nof8na8ndecision8nmost8noften?
A) The8ndecision8nmaker's8nimmediate8nsuperior
B) The8ntype8nof8ndecision8nthat8nneeds8nto8nbe8nmade
C) Questions8nasked8nand8nalternatives8ngenerated
D) The8ntime8nof8nday8nthe8ndecision8n
is8nmade
Ans:8nC
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The8ngreater8nthe8nnumber8nof8nalternatives8nthat8ncan8nbe8ngenerated8nby8nthe8n
decision8nmaker,8nthe8nbetter8nthe8nfinal8ndecision8nwill8nbe.8nThe8nalternatives8
ngenerated8nand8nthe8nfinal8nchoices8nare8nlimited8nby8neach8nperson's8nvalue8nsyst
em.
5. What8ndoes8nknowledge8nabout8ngood8ndecision8nmaking8nlead8none8nto8nbelieve?
A) Good8ndecision8nmakers8nare8nusually8nright-brain,8nintuitive8nthinkers
B) Effective8ndecision8nmakers8nare8nsensitive8nto8nthe8nsituation8nand8nto8nothers
C) Good8ndecisions8nare8nusually8nmade8nby8nleft-brain,8nlogical8nthinkers
D) Good8ndecision8nmaking8nrequires8nanalytical8nrather8nthan8ncreati
ve8nprocesses
Ans:8nB
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Good8ndecision8nmakers8nseem8nto8nhave8nantennae8nthat8nmake8nthem8nparticula
rly8nsensitive8nto8nother8npeople8nand8nsituations.8nLeft-
brain8nthinkers8nare8ntypically8nbetter8nat8nprocessing8nlanguage,8nlogic,8nnum
bers,8nand8nsequential8nordering,8nwhereas8nright-
brain8nthinkers8nexcel8nat8nnonverbal8nideation8nand8nholistic8nsynthesizing.
6. What8nis8nthe8nbest8ndefinition8nof8ndecision8nmaking?
A) The8nplanning8nprocess8nof8nmanagement
B) The8nevaluation8nphase8nof8nthe8nexecutive8nrole
C) One8nstep8nin8nthe8nproblem-solving8nprocess
D) Required8nto8njustify8nthe8nneed8nf
or8nscarce8nitems
Ans:8nC
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, Decision8nmaking8nis8na8ncomplex,8ncognitive8nprocess8noften8ndefined8nas8nch
oosing8na8nparticular8ncourse8nof8naction.8nDecision8nmaking,8none8nstep8nin8nth
e8nproblem-
solving8nprocess,8nis8nan8nimportant8ntask8nthat8nrelies8nheavily8non8ncritical8nthink
ing8nand8nclinical8nreasoning8nskills.
7. If8ndecision8nmaking8nis8ntriggered8nby8na8nproblem8nwith8nwhat8ndoes8nit8nend?
A) An8nalternative8nproblem
B) A8nchosen8ncourse8nof8naction
C) An8naction8nthat8nguarantees8nsuccess
D) A8nrestatement8nof8nth
e8nsolution
Ans:8nB
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A8ndecision8nis8nmade8nwhen8na8ncourse8nof8naction8nhas8nbeen8nchosen.8nProbl
em8nsolving8nis8npart8nof8ndecision8nmaking8nand8nis8na8nsystematic8nprocess8n
that8nfocuseson8nanalyzing8na8ndifficult8nsituation.8nProblem8nsolving8nalwa
ys8nincludes8na8ndecision-making8nstep.
8. Why8ndo8nour8nvalues8noften8ncause8npersonal8nconflict8nin8ndecision8nmaking?
A) Some8nvalues8nare8nnot8nrealistic8nor8nhealthy
B) Not8nall8nvalues8nare8nof8nequal8nworth
C) Our8nvalues8nremain8nunchanged8nover8ntime
D) Our8nvalues8noften8ncollide8nwith8no
ne8nanother
Ans:8nD
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Values,8nlife8nexperience,8nindividual8npreference,8nand8nindividual8nways8nof
8nthinking8nwill8ninfluence8na8nperson's8ndecision8nmaking.8nNo8nmatter8nhow8n
objective8nthe8ncriteria8nwill8nbe,8nvalue8njudgments8nwill8nalways8nplay8na8npart8
nin8naperson's8ndecision8nmaking,8neither8nconsciously8nor8nsubconsciously.
9. Which8nstatement8nis8ntrue8nconcerning8ncritical8nthinking?
A) It8nis8na8nsimple8napproach8nto8ndecision8nmaking
B) It8nis8nnarrower8nin8nscope8nthan8ndecision8nmaking
C) It8nrequires8nreasoning8nand8ncreative8nanalysis
D) It8nis8na8nsynonym8nfor8nthe8nproblem-
solving8nprocess
Ans:8nC
Feedback:
Critical8nthinking8nhas8na8nbroader8nscope8nthan8ndecision8nmaking8nand8nprobl
em8nsolving.8nIt8nis8nsometimes8nreferred8nto8nas8nreflective8nthinking.8nCriti
cal8nthinking8nalso8ninvolves8nreflecting8nupon8nthe8nmeaning8nof8nstatement
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MarquisHuston8nTest8nBank
Chapter8n1:8nDecision8nMaking,8nProblem8nSolving,8nCritical8nThinking,8nand8nClinical8nReasoning:8nRe
quisites8nfor8nsuccessful8nleadership8nand8nmanagement
1. What8nstatement8nis8ntrue8nregarding8ndecision8nmaking?
A) It8nis8nan8nanalysis8nof8na8nsituation
B) It8nis8nclosely8nrelated8nto8nevaluation
C) It8ninvolves8nchoosing8nbetween8ncourses8nof8naction
D) It8nis8ndependent8nupon8nfinding8nthe8ncause8no
f8na8nproblem
Ans:8nC
Feedback:
Decision8nmaking8nis8na8ncomplex8ncognitive8nprocess8noften8ndefined8nas8nchoos
ing8na8nparticular8ncourse8nof8naction.8nProblem8nsolving8nis8npart8nof8ndecision8
nmaking8nand8nis8na8nsystematic8nprocess8nthat8nfocuses8non8nanalyzing8na8ndiffi
cult8nsituation.8nCritical8nthinking,8nsometimes8nreferred8nto8nasreflective8nthin
king,8nis8nrelated8nto8nevaluation8nand8nhas8na8nbroader8nscope8nthan8ndecision8n
making8nand8nproblem8nsolving.
2. What8nis8na8nweakness8nof8nthe8ntraditional8nproblem-solving8nmodel?
A) Its8nneed8nfor8nimplementation8ntime
B) Its8nlack8nof8na8nstep8nrequiring8nevaluation8nof8nresults
C) Its8nfailure8nto8ngather8nsufficient8ndata
D) Its8nfailure8nto8nevaluat
e8nalternatives
Ans:8nA
Feedback:
The8ntraditional8nproblem-
solving8nmodel8nis8nless8neffective8nwhen8ntime8nconstraints8nare8na8nconsidera
tion.8nDecision8nmaking8ncan8noccur8nwithout8nthe8nfull8nanalysis8nrequired8nin8
nproblem8nsolving.8nBecause8nproblem8nsolN ving8nattempts8nto8nidentify8nthe8nr
oot8nproblem8nin8nsituations,8nmuch8ntime8nand8nenergy8nare8nspent8non8nidentify
ing8nthe8nreal8nproblem.
3. Which8nof8nthe8nfollowing8nstatements8nis8ntrue8nregarding8ndecision8nmaking?
A) Scientific8nmethods8nprovide8nidentical8ndecisions8nby8ndiffere
nt8nindividuals8nfor8nthe8nsame8nproblems
B) Decisions8nare8ngreatly8ninfluenced8nby8neach8nperson's8nvalue8nsystem
C) Personal8nbeliefs8ncan8nbe8nadjusted8nfor8nwhen8nthe8nscientific8napproa
ch8nto8nproblem8nsolving8nis8nused
D) Past8nexperience8nhas8nlittle8nto8ndo8nwith8nthe8nquality8nof8n
the8ndecision
, Ans:8nB
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Values,8nlife8nexperience,8nindividual8npreference,8nand8nindividual8nways8nof
8nthinking8nwill8ninfluence8na8nperson's8ndecision8nmaking.8nNo8nmatter8nhow8n
objective8nthe8ncriteria8nwill8nbe,8nvalue8njudgments8nwill8nalways8nplay8na8npart8ni
n8na
Person’s8ndecision8nmaking,8neither8nconsciously8nor8nsubconsciously.
4. What8ninfluences8nthe8nquality8nof8na8ndecision8nmost8noften?
A) The8ndecision8nmaker's8nimmediate8nsuperior
B) The8ntype8nof8ndecision8nthat8nneeds8nto8nbe8nmade
C) Questions8nasked8nand8nalternatives8ngenerated
D) The8ntime8nof8nday8nthe8ndecision8n
is8nmade
Ans:8nC
Feedback:
The8ngreater8nthe8nnumber8nof8nalternatives8nthat8ncan8nbe8ngenerated8nby8nthe8n
decision8nmaker,8nthe8nbetter8nthe8nfinal8ndecision8nwill8nbe.8nThe8nalternatives8
ngenerated8nand8nthe8nfinal8nchoices8nare8nlimited8nby8neach8nperson's8nvalue8nsyst
em.
5. What8ndoes8nknowledge8nabout8ngood8ndecision8nmaking8nlead8none8nto8nbelieve?
A) Good8ndecision8nmakers8nare8nusually8nright-brain,8nintuitive8nthinkers
B) Effective8ndecision8nmakers8nare8nsensitive8nto8nthe8nsituation8nand8nto8nothers
C) Good8ndecisions8nare8nusually8nmade8nby8nleft-brain,8nlogical8nthinkers
D) Good8ndecision8nmaking8nrequires8nanalytical8nrather8nthan8ncreati
ve8nprocesses
Ans:8nB
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Good8ndecision8nmakers8nseem8nto8nhave8nantennae8nthat8nmake8nthem8nparticula
rly8nsensitive8nto8nother8npeople8nand8nsituations.8nLeft-
brain8nthinkers8nare8ntypically8nbetter8nat8nprocessing8nlanguage,8nlogic,8nnum
bers,8nand8nsequential8nordering,8nwhereas8nright-
brain8nthinkers8nexcel8nat8nnonverbal8nideation8nand8nholistic8nsynthesizing.
6. What8nis8nthe8nbest8ndefinition8nof8ndecision8nmaking?
A) The8nplanning8nprocess8nof8nmanagement
B) The8nevaluation8nphase8nof8nthe8nexecutive8nrole
C) One8nstep8nin8nthe8nproblem-solving8nprocess
D) Required8nto8njustify8nthe8nneed8nf
or8nscarce8nitems
Ans:8nC
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, Decision8nmaking8nis8na8ncomplex,8ncognitive8nprocess8noften8ndefined8nas8nch
oosing8na8nparticular8ncourse8nof8naction.8nDecision8nmaking,8none8nstep8nin8nth
e8nproblem-
solving8nprocess,8nis8nan8nimportant8ntask8nthat8nrelies8nheavily8non8ncritical8nthink
ing8nand8nclinical8nreasoning8nskills.
7. If8ndecision8nmaking8nis8ntriggered8nby8na8nproblem8nwith8nwhat8ndoes8nit8nend?
A) An8nalternative8nproblem
B) A8nchosen8ncourse8nof8naction
C) An8naction8nthat8nguarantees8nsuccess
D) A8nrestatement8nof8nth
e8nsolution
Ans:8nB
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A8ndecision8nis8nmade8nwhen8na8ncourse8nof8naction8nhas8nbeen8nchosen.8nProbl
em8nsolving8nis8npart8nof8ndecision8nmaking8nand8nis8na8nsystematic8nprocess8n
that8nfocuseson8nanalyzing8na8ndifficult8nsituation.8nProblem8nsolving8nalwa
ys8nincludes8na8ndecision-making8nstep.
8. Why8ndo8nour8nvalues8noften8ncause8npersonal8nconflict8nin8ndecision8nmaking?
A) Some8nvalues8nare8nnot8nrealistic8nor8nhealthy
B) Not8nall8nvalues8nare8nof8nequal8nworth
C) Our8nvalues8nremain8nunchanged8nover8ntime
D) Our8nvalues8noften8ncollide8nwith8no
ne8nanother
Ans:8nD
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Values,8nlife8nexperience,8nindividual8npreference,8nand8nindividual8nways8nof
8nthinking8nwill8ninfluence8na8nperson's8ndecision8nmaking.8nNo8nmatter8nhow8n
objective8nthe8ncriteria8nwill8nbe,8nvalue8njudgments8nwill8nalways8nplay8na8npart8
nin8naperson's8ndecision8nmaking,8neither8nconsciously8nor8nsubconsciously.
9. Which8nstatement8nis8ntrue8nconcerning8ncritical8nthinking?
A) It8nis8na8nsimple8napproach8nto8ndecision8nmaking
B) It8nis8nnarrower8nin8nscope8nthan8ndecision8nmaking
C) It8nrequires8nreasoning8nand8ncreative8nanalysis
D) It8nis8na8nsynonym8nfor8nthe8nproblem-
solving8nprocess
Ans:8nC
Feedback:
Critical8nthinking8nhas8na8nbroader8nscope8nthan8ndecision8nmaking8nand8nprobl
em8nsolving.8nIt8nis8nsometimes8nreferred8nto8nas8nreflective8nthinking.8nCriti
cal8nthinking8nalso8ninvolves8nreflecting8nupon8nthe8nmeaning8nof8nstatement
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