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EDITION BY MARQUIS 2024- t t t
2025. QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT AND VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH RA
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1. What statement is true regarding decision making?
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A) It is an analysis of a situation t t t t t t
B) It is closely related to evaluation t t t t t
C) It involves choosing between courses of action t t t t t t
D) It is dependent upon finding the cause of a problem An
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s: C t
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Decision making is a complex cognitive process often defined as choosing a particular cours
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e of action. Problem solving is part of decision making and is a systematic process that focuse
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s on analyzing a difficult situation. Critical thinking, sometimes referred to as reflective think
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2. What is a weakness of the traditional problem-solving model?
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A) Its need for implementation time t t t t
B) Its lack of a step requiring evaluation of results t t t t t t t t
C) Its failure to gather sufficient data t t t t t
D) Its failureto evaluate alternatives t t t t t
Ans: A t
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D) Past experience has little to do with the quality of the decision Ans t t t t t t t t t t t t
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,4. What influences the quality of a decision most often?
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A) The decision maker's immediate superior t t t t
B) The type of decision that needs to be made t t t t t t t t
C) Questions asked and alternatives generated t t t t
D) The time of day the decision is made A t t t t t t t t
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The greater the number of alternatives that can be generated by the decision maker, the better t
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he final decision will be. The alternatives generated and the final choices are limited by each
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B) Effective decision makers are sensitive to the situation and to others t t t t t t t t t t
C) Good decisions are usually made by left-brain, logical thinkers t t t t t t t t
D) Good decision making requires analytical rather than creative processes An
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Good decision makers seem to have antennae that make them particularly sensitive to other p
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6. What is the best definition of decision making?
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A) The planning process of management t t t t
B) The evaluation phase of the executive role t t t t t t
C) One step in the problem-solving process t t t t t
D) Required to justifythe need for scarce items A t t t t t t t t
ns: C t
Feedback:
Decision making is a complex, cognitive process often defined as choosing a particular cours
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e of action. Decision making, one step in the problem-
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solving process, is an important task that relies heavily on critical thinking and clinical reason
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, 7. If decision making is triggered by a problem with what does it end?
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A) An alternative problem t t
B) A chosen course of action t t t t
C) An action that guarantees success t t t t
D) Arestatement of thesolution t t t t t
Ans: B t
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A decision is made when a course of action has been chosen. Problem solving is part of decisio
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n making and is a systematic process that focuses on analyzing a difficult situation. Problem s
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8. Whydo our values often cause personal conflict in decision making?
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A) Some values are not realistic or healthy t t t t t t
B) Not all values are of equal worth t t t t t t
C) Our values remain unchanged over time t t t t t
D) Our values often collide with one another A t t t t t t t
ns: D t
Feedback:
Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of thinking will influenc
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e a person's decision making. No matter how objective the criteria will be, value judgments wi
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ll always play a part in a person's decision making, either consciously or subconsciously.
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9. Which statement is true concerning critical thinking?
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A) It is a simple approach to decision making t t t t t t t
B) It is narrower in scope than decision making t t t t t t t
C) It requires reasoning and creative analysis t t t t t
D) It is a synonym for the problem- t t t t t t
solving process Ans: C t t t
Feedback:
Critical thinking has a broader scope than decision making and problem solving. It is someti
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mes referred to as reflective thinking. Critical thinking also involves reflecting upon the mean
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LEADERSHIP ROLES AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTION IN NURSING 9TH t t t t t t t t
EDITION BY MARQUIS 2024- t t t
2025. QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT AND VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH RA
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TIONALE.
1. What statement is true regarding decision making?
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A) It is an analysis of a situation t t t t t t
B) It is closely related to evaluation t t t t t
C) It involves choosing between courses of action t t t t t t
D) It is dependent upon finding the cause of a problem An
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s: C t
Feedback:
Decision making is a complex cognitive process often defined as choosing a particular cours
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e of action. Problem solving is part of decision making and is a systematic process that focuse
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s on analyzing a difficult situation. Critical thinking, sometimes referred to as reflective think
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ing, is related to evaluation and has a broader scope than decision making and problem solvin
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g.
2. What is a weakness of the traditional problem-solving model?
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A) Its need for implementation time t t t t
B) Its lack of a step requiring evaluation of results t t t t t t t t
C) Its failure to gather sufficient data t t t t t
D) Its failureto evaluate alternatives t t t t t
Ans: A t
Feedback:
The traditional problem- t t
solving model is less effective when time constraints are a consideration. Decision making ca
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n occur without the full analysis required in problem solving. Because problem s olN
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mpts to identify the root problem in situations, much time and energy are spent on identifying
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the real problem.t t
3. Which of the following statements is true regarding decision making?
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A) Scientific methods provide identical decisions by different individuals for the sa t t t t t t t t t t
me problems t
B) Decisions are greatly influenced by each person's value system t t t t t t t t
C) Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientific approach to problem solv t t t t t t t t t t t t
ing is used t t
D) Past experience has little to do with the quality of the decision Ans t t t t t t t t t t t t
:B
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Feedback:
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,Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of thinking will influenc
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e a person's decision making. No matter how objective the criteria will be, value judgments wi
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ll always play a part in a person's decision making, either consciously or subconsciously.
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,4. What influences the quality of a decision most often?
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A) The decision maker's immediate superior t t t t
B) The type of decision that needs to be made t t t t t t t t
C) Questions asked and alternatives generated t t t t
D) The time of day the decision is made A t t t t t t t t
ns: C t
Feedback:
The greater the number of alternatives that can be generated by the decision maker, the better t
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he final decision will be. The alternatives generated and the final choices are limited by each
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person's value system. t t
5. What does knowledge about good decision making lead one to believe?
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A) Good decision makers are usually right-brain, intuitive thinkers t t t t t t t
B) Effective decision makers are sensitive to the situation and to others t t t t t t t t t t
C) Good decisions are usually made by left-brain, logical thinkers t t t t t t t t
D) Good decision making requires analytical rather than creative processes An
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s: B t
Feedback:
Good decision makers seem to have antennae that make them particularly sensitive to other p
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eople and situations. Left- t t t
brain thinkers are typically better at processing language, logic, numbers, and sequential orde
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ring, whereas 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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A) The planning process of management t t t t
B) The evaluation phase of the executive role t t t t t t
C) One step in the problem-solving process t t t t t
D) Required to justifythe need for scarce items A t t t t t t t t
ns: C t
Feedback:
Decision making is a complex, cognitive process often defined as choosing a particular cours
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e of action. Decision making, one step in the problem-
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solving process, is an important task that relies heavily on critical thinking and clinical reason
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ing skills. t
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, 7. If decision making is triggered by a problem with what does it end?
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A) An alternative problem t t
B) A chosen course of action t t t t
C) An action that guarantees success t t t t
D) Arestatement of thesolution t t t t t
Ans: B t
Feedback:
A decision is made when a course of action has been chosen. Problem solving is part of decisio
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
n making and is a systematic process that focuses on analyzing a difficult situation. Problem s
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olving always includes a decision-making step.
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8. Whydo our values often cause personal conflict in decision making?
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A) Some values are not realistic or healthy t t t t t t
B) Not all values are of equal worth t t t t t t
C) Our values remain unchanged over time t t t t t
D) Our values often collide with one another A t t t t t t t
ns: D t
Feedback:
Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of thinking will influenc
t t t t t t t t t t t
e a person's decision making. No matter how objective the criteria will be, value judgments wi
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ll always play a part in a person's decision making, either consciously or subconsciously.
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9. Which statement is true concerning critical thinking?
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A) It is a simple approach to decision making t t t t t t t
B) It is narrower in scope than decision making t t t t t t t
C) It requires reasoning and creative analysis t t t t t
D) It is a synonym for the problem- t t t t t t
solving process Ans: C t t t
Feedback:
Critical thinking has a broader scope than decision making and problem solving. It is someti
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
mes referred to as reflective thinking. Critical thinking also involves reflecting upon the mean
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ing of statements, examining the offered evidence and reasoning, and forming judgments ab
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out facts. t
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