Test Bank For Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing, 11th Edition by Huston, ISBN: 9781975193065, All 25 Chapters Covered, Verified Latest Edition

TEST BANK FOR LEADERSHIP ROLES AND
MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS IN NURSING 11th
EDITION BY MARQUIS HUSTON/ALL CHAPTERS
1- 25

,CH: 1 Making, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Clinical Reasoning: Requisites for
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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 a problem
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ACCURATE ANSWER:-C
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REASONING:-
>>Decision making is a complex cognitive process often defined as choosing a particular course of act
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ion.Problem solving is part of decision making and is a systematic process that focuses on analyzing a
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difficult situation. Critical thinking, sometimes referred to as reflective thinking, is related toevaluationa
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nd has a broader scope than decision making and problem solving.
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2. What is a weakness of the traditional problem-solving model?
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1. A) Its need for implementation time
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2. B) Its lack of a step requiring evaluation of results
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3. C) Its failure to gather sufficient data
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4. D) Its failure to evaluate alternatives
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ACCURATE ANSWER:-A tg




Reasoning:->>The traditional problem- tg tg



solving model is less effective when time constraints are a consideration. Decision making can occur
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without the full analysis required in problem solving. Because problem-
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solving attempts to identify the root problem in situations, much time and energy are spent on identifyi
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ng the real problem.
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3. Which of the following statements is true regarding decision making?
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1. A) Scientific methods provide identical decisions by different individuals for the same problems
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2. B) Decisions are greatly influenced by each person’s value system
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3. C) Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientific approach to problem solving is used
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4. D) Past experience has little to do with the quality of the decision
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ACCURATE ANSWER:-B tg




Reasoning:-
>>Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of thinking will influence a pers
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ons decision making. No matter how objective the criteria will be, value judgments will always play apar
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4. What influences the quality of a decision most often? A) The decision makers immediat
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B) The type of decision that needs to be made
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D) The time of day the decision is made
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ACCURATE ANSWER:-C
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Reasoning:-
>>The greater the number of alternatives that can be generated by the decision maker, the better the final
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decision will be. The alternatives generated and the final choices are limited by each person’s value syst
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5. What does knowledge about good decision making lead one to believe?
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1. A) Good decision makers are usually right-brain, intuitive thinkers
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2. B) Effective decision makers are sensitive to the situation and to others
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3. C) Good decisions are usually made by left-brain, logical thinkers
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4. D) Good decision making requires analytical rather than creative processe
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s ACCURATE ANSWER:-B
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brain thinkers are typically better at processing language, logic, numbers, and sequential ordering, where
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as right-brain thinkers excel at nonverbal ideation and holistic synthesizing.
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6. What is the best definition of decision making?
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1. A) The planning process of management
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2. B) The evaluation phase of the executive role
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3. C) One step in the problem-solving process
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4. D) Required to justify the need for scarce items
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