MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS IN
NURSING 11TH EDITION HUSTON
TEST BANK 2026 UPDATED
QUESTIONS ANSWERS AND
RATIONALE 100 PERCENT
VERIFIED AND GRADED A+
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIT I The Critical Triad: Decision Making, Management, and
Leadership
• Chapter 1 Decision Making, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking,
and Clinical
Reasoning: Requisites for Successful Leadership and
Management
• Chapter 2 Classical Views of Leadership and Management
• Chapter 3 Twenty-First-Century Thinking About Leadership and
Management
UNIT II Foundation for Effective Leadership and Management:
Ethics, Law, and Advocacy
• Chapter 4 Ethical Issues
• Chapter 5 Legal and Legislative Issues
• Chapter 6 Patient, Subordinate, Workplace, and Professional
Advocacy
UNIT III Roles and Functions in Planning
• Chapter 7 Organizational Planning
• Chapter 8 Planned Change
• Chapter 9 Time Management
• Chapter 10 Fiscal Planning and Health Care Reimbursement
• Chapter 11 Career Planning and Development in Nursing
UNIT IV Roles and Functions in Organizing
• Chapter 12 Organizational Structure
• Chapter 13 Organizational, Political, and Personal Power
• Chapter 14 Organizing Patient Care
UNIT V Roles and Functions in Staffing
,• Chapter 15 Employee Recruitment, Selection, Placement, and
Onboarding
• Chapter 16 Educating and Socializing Staff in a Learning
Organization
• Chapter 17 Staffing Needs and Scheduling Policies
UNIT VI Roles and Functions in Directing
• Chapter 18 Creating a Motivating Climate
• Chapter 19 Organizational, Interpersonal, and Group
Communication in Team Building
• Chapter 20 Delegation
• Chapter 21 Conflict, Workplace Violence, and Negotiation
• Chapter 22 Collective Bargaining, Unionization, and Employment
Laws
UNIT VII Roles and Functions in Controlling
• Chapter 23 Quality Control in Creating a Culture of Patient Safety
• Chapter 24 Performance Appraisal
• Chapter 25 Problem Employees: Rule Breakers, Marginal
Employees, and Those With
Substance Use Disorder
, Chapter 1 Summary: Decision Making, Problem Solving,
Critical
Thinking, and Clinical Reasoning
This chapter establishes the foundational cognitive skills required
for effective nursing leadership and management. It distinguishes
between decision making, problem solving, critical thinking, and
clinical reasoning, emphasizing their interrelated roles in
professional practice. The chapter introduces models for
systematic problem solving and decision making, highlights the
impact of personal beliefs, values, and intuition on these
processes, and stresses the importance of developing these skills
to ensure safe, effective, and evidencebased patient care and
organizational outcomes.
Chapter 1 Test Bank: 50 NCLEX-Style Questions