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ISBN-
10:1496349792bISBN-
13:9781496349798
TablebofbContents
Chapterb1bDecisionbMaking,bProblembSolving,bCriticalbThinking,bandbClinicalbReasoning:bRequisitesbforbS
uccessfulbLeadershipbandbManagement
Chapterb2bClassicalbViewsbofbLeadershipbandbManagement
Chapterb3bTwenty-First-
CenturybThinkingbAboutbLeadershipbandbManagementbChapterb4bEthicalbIssues
Chapterb5bLegalbandbLegislativebIssues
Chapterb6bPatient,bSubordinate,bWorkplace,bandbProfessionalbAdvocacybChapte
rb7bOrganizationalbPlanning
Chapterb8bPlannedbChangebChapte
rb9bTimebManagementbChapterb10b
FiscalbPlanning
Chapterb11bCareerbPlanningbandbDevelopmentbinbNursingbChapte
rb12bOrganizationalbStructure
Chapterb13bOrganizational,bPolitical,bandbPersonalbPowerbChapte
rb14bOrganizingbPatientbCare
Chapterb15:bEmployeebRecruitment,bSelection,bPlacement,bandbIndoctrinationbC
hapterb16bSocializingbandbEducatingbStaffbinbabLearningbOrganizationbChapterb1
7bStaffingbNeedsbandbSchedulingbPolicies
Chapterb18bCreatingbabMotivatingbClimate
Chapterb19bOrganizational,bInterpersonal,bandbGroupbCommunicationbChapte
rb20bDelegation
Chapterb21bEffectivebConflictbResolutionbandbNegotiation
Chapterb22bCollectivebBargaining,bUnionization,bandbEmploymentbLawsbChapt
erb23bQualitybControl
Chapterb24bPerformancebAppraisal
Chapterb25bProblembEmployees:bRulebBreakers,bMarginalbEmployees,bandbthebChemicallyborbPsychologic
allybImpaired
,Chapterb1:bDecisionbMaking,bProblembSolving,bCriticalbThinking,bandbClinicalbReasoning:bRequisit
esbforbSuccessfulbLeadershipbandbManagement
1. bWhatbstatementbisbtruebregardingbdecisionbmaking?
A) Itbisbanbanalysisbofbabsituation
B) Itbisbcloselybrelatedbtobevaluation
C) Itbinvolvesbchoosingbbetweenbcoursesbofbaction
D) Itbisbdependentbuponbfindingbthebcausebofbabproblemb
Ans:bC
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Decisionbmakingbisbabcomplexbcognitivebprocessboftenbdefinedbasbchoosingbabparticularbco
ursebofbaction.bProblembsolvingbisbpartbofbdecisionbmakingbandbisbabsystematicbprocessbthat
bfocusesbonbanalyzingbabdifficultbsituation.bCritical bthinking,bsometimesbreferred btobasbrefle
ctivebthinking,bisbrelatedbtobevaluationbandbhasbabbroaderbscopebthanbdecisionbmakingbandb
problembsolving.
2. Whatbisbabweaknessbofbthebtraditionalbproblem-solvingbmodel?
A) Itsbneedbforbimplementationbtime
B) Itsblackbofbabstepbrequiringbevaluationbofbresults
C) Itsbfailurebtobgatherbsufficientbdata
D) Itsbfailurebtobevaluatebalternativesb
Ans:bA
Feedback:
Thebtraditionalbproblem-
solvingbmodelbisblessbeffectivebwhenbtimebconstraintsbarebabconsideration.bDecisionbmakin
gbcanboccurbwithoutbthebfullbanalysisbrequiredbinbproblembsolving.bBecausebproblembs olN vi
ng battemptsbtobidentifybthebrootbproblembinbsituations,bmuchbtimebandbenergybarebspentbonb
identifyingbthebrealbproblem.
3. Whichbofbthebfollowingbstatementsbisbtruebregardingbdecisionbmaking?
A) Scientificbmethodsbprovidebidenticalbdecisionsbbybdifferentbindividualsbforbtheb
samebproblems
B) Decisionsbarebgreatlybinfluencedbbybeachbperson'sbvaluebsystem
C) Personalbbeliefsbcanbbebadjustedbforbwhenbthebscientificbapproachbtobproblembs
olvingbisbused
D) Pastbexperiencebhasblittlebtobdobwithbthebqualitybofbthebdecisionb
Ans:bB
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Values,blifebexperience,bindividualbpreference,bandbindividualbwaysbofbthinkingbwillbinflu
encebabperson'sbdecisionbmaking.bNobmatterbhowbobjectivebthebcriteriabwillbbe,bvaluebjudg
mentsbwillbalwaysbplaybabpartbinbabperson'sbdecisionbmaking,beitherbconsciouslyborbsubcon
sciously.
, 4. Whatbinfluencesbthebqualitybofbabdecisionbmostboften?
A) Thebdecisionbmaker'sbimmediatebsuperior
B) Thebtypebofbdecisionbthatbneedsbtobbebmade
C) Questionsbaskedbandbalternativesbgenerated
D) Thebtimebofbdaybthebdecisionbisbmadeb
Ans:bC
Feedback:
Thebgreaterbthebnumberbofbalternativesbthatbcanbbebgeneratedbbybthebdecisionbmaker,bthebbe
tterbthebfinalbdecisionbwillbbe.bThebalternativesbgeneratedbandbthebfinalbchoicesbareblimitedb
bybeachbperson'sbvaluebsystem.
5. Whatbdoesbknowledgebaboutbgoodbdecisionbmakingbleadbonebtobbelieve?
A) Goodbdecisionbmakersbarebusuallybright-brain,bintuitivebthinkers
B) Effectivebdecisionbmakersbarebsensitivebtobthebsituationbandbtobothers
C) Goodbdecisionsbarebusuallybmadebbybleft-brain,blogicalbthinkers
D) Goodbdecisionbmakingbrequiresbanalyticalbratherbthanbcreativebprocessesb
Ans:bB
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Goodbdecisionbmakersbseembtobhavebantennaebthatbmakebthembparticularlybsensitivebtoboth
erbpeoplebandbsituations.bLeft-
brainbthinkersbarebtypicallybbetterbatbprocessingblanguage,blogic,bnumbers,bandbsequentialb
ordering,bwhereasbright-
brainbthinkersbexcelbatbnonverbalbideationbandbholisticbsynthesizing.
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6. Whatbisbthebbestbdefinitionbofbdecisionbmaking?
A) Thebplanningbprocessbofbmanagement
B) Thebevaluationbphasebofbthebexecutivebrole
C) Onebstepbinbthebproblem-solvingbprocess
D) Requiredbtobjustifybthebneedbforbscarcebitemsb
Ans:bC
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Decisionbmakingbisbabcomplex,bcognitivebprocessboftenbdefinedbasbchoosingbabparticularbco
ursebofbaction.bDecisionbmaking,bonebstepbinbthebproblem-
solvingbprocess,bisbanbimportantbtaskbthatbreliesbheavilybonbcriticalbthinkingbandbclinicalbre
asoningbskills.