TEST
BANK
,Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing 11th
Edition
MarquisHuston Test Bank
Chapter 1: Decision Making, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Clinical
Reasoning: Requisites
f̣or successf̣ul leadership and management
1.What statement is true regarding decision making?
A) It is an analysis of̣ a situation
B) It is closely related to evaluation
C) It involves choosing between courses of̣ action
D) It is dependent upon f̣inding the cause of̣ a
problem
Ans: C
Feedback:
Decision making is a complex cognitive process of̣ten def̣ined as
choosing
a particular course of̣ action. Problem solving is part of̣ decision
making
and is a systematic process that f̣ocuses on analyzing a dif̣fị cult
situation.
Critical thinking, sometimes ref̣erred to asref̣lective thinking, is
related to
evaluation and has a broader scope than decision making and
problem
solving.
2.What is a weakness of̣ the traditional problem-solving model?
A) Its need f̣or implementation time
B) Its lack of̣ a step requiring evaluation of̣ results
C) Its f̣ailure to gather suf̣fị cient data
D) Its f̣ailure to evaluate
alternatives
Ans: A
Feedback:
The traditional problem-solving model is less ef̣fe
̣ ctive when time
constraints are a consideration. Decision making can occur
without the
f̣ull analysis required in problem solving. Because problem
solNving
attempts to identif̣y the root problem in situations, much time
and energy
are spent on identif̣ying the real problem.
3.Which of̣ the f̣ollowing statements is true regarding decision
making?
A) Scientif̣ic methods provide identical decisions by dif̣fe
̣ rent
, individuals f̣or the same problems
B) Decisions are greatly inf̣luenced by each person's value system
C) Personal belief̣s can be adjusted f̣or when the scientif̣ic
approach
to problem solving is used
D) Past experience has little to do with the quality of̣ the
decision
, Ans: B
Feedback:
Values, lif̣e experience, individual pref̣erence, and
individual ways of̣
thinking will inf̣luence a person's decision making. No matter
how
objective the criteria will be, value judgments will always
play a part in a
Person’s decision making, either consciously or
subconsciously.
4.What inf̣luences the quality of̣ a decision most of̣ten?
A) The decision maker's immediate superior
B) The type of̣ decision that needs to be made
C) Questions asked and alternatives generated
D) The time of̣ day the decision is
made
Ans: C
Feedback:
The greater the number of̣ alternatives that can be generated
by the
decision maker, the better the f̣inal decision will be. The
alternatives
generated and the f̣inal choices are limited by each
person's value system.
5.What does knowledge about good decision making lead
one to believe?
A) Good decision makers are usually right-brain, intuitive
thinkers
B) Ef̣fe
̣ ctive decision makers are sensitive to the situation
and to others
C) Good decisions are usually made by lef̣t-brain, logical
thinkers
D) Good decision making requires analytical rather than
creative
processes
Ans: B
Feedback:
Good decision makers seem to have antennae that make
them particularly
sensitive to other people and situations. Lef̣t-brain
thinkers are typically
better at processing language, logic, numbers, and
sequential ordering,
whereas right-brain thinkers excel at nonverbal ideation
and holistic
BANK
,Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing 11th
Edition
MarquisHuston Test Bank
Chapter 1: Decision Making, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Clinical
Reasoning: Requisites
f̣or successf̣ul leadership and management
1.What statement is true regarding decision making?
A) It is an analysis of̣ a situation
B) It is closely related to evaluation
C) It involves choosing between courses of̣ action
D) It is dependent upon f̣inding the cause of̣ a
problem
Ans: C
Feedback:
Decision making is a complex cognitive process of̣ten def̣ined as
choosing
a particular course of̣ action. Problem solving is part of̣ decision
making
and is a systematic process that f̣ocuses on analyzing a dif̣fị cult
situation.
Critical thinking, sometimes ref̣erred to asref̣lective thinking, is
related to
evaluation and has a broader scope than decision making and
problem
solving.
2.What is a weakness of̣ the traditional problem-solving model?
A) Its need f̣or implementation time
B) Its lack of̣ a step requiring evaluation of̣ results
C) Its f̣ailure to gather suf̣fị cient data
D) Its f̣ailure to evaluate
alternatives
Ans: A
Feedback:
The traditional problem-solving model is less ef̣fe
̣ ctive when time
constraints are a consideration. Decision making can occur
without the
f̣ull analysis required in problem solving. Because problem
solNving
attempts to identif̣y the root problem in situations, much time
and energy
are spent on identif̣ying the real problem.
3.Which of̣ the f̣ollowing statements is true regarding decision
making?
A) Scientif̣ic methods provide identical decisions by dif̣fe
̣ rent
, individuals f̣or the same problems
B) Decisions are greatly inf̣luenced by each person's value system
C) Personal belief̣s can be adjusted f̣or when the scientif̣ic
approach
to problem solving is used
D) Past experience has little to do with the quality of̣ the
decision
, Ans: B
Feedback:
Values, lif̣e experience, individual pref̣erence, and
individual ways of̣
thinking will inf̣luence a person's decision making. No matter
how
objective the criteria will be, value judgments will always
play a part in a
Person’s decision making, either consciously or
subconsciously.
4.What inf̣luences the quality of̣ a decision most of̣ten?
A) The decision maker's immediate superior
B) The type of̣ decision that needs to be made
C) Questions asked and alternatives generated
D) The time of̣ day the decision is
made
Ans: C
Feedback:
The greater the number of̣ alternatives that can be generated
by the
decision maker, the better the f̣inal decision will be. The
alternatives
generated and the f̣inal choices are limited by each
person's value system.
5.What does knowledge about good decision making lead
one to believe?
A) Good decision makers are usually right-brain, intuitive
thinkers
B) Ef̣fe
̣ ctive decision makers are sensitive to the situation
and to others
C) Good decisions are usually made by lef̣t-brain, logical
thinkers
D) Good decision making requires analytical rather than
creative
processes
Ans: B
Feedback:
Good decision makers seem to have antennae that make
them particularly
sensitive to other people and situations. Lef̣t-brain
thinkers are typically
better at processing language, logic, numbers, and
sequential ordering,
whereas right-brain thinkers excel at nonverbal ideation
and holistic
