Test Bank For Leadership Roles and Management Functionsin
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Nursing Theoryand Application
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11th Edition
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ByBessie L. Marquis, Carol Jorgensen Huston
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Chapter 1 Decision Making, Problem Solving, CriticalThinking, and Clinical Reasoning:Requisi
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tes for successful leadership and management
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1. What statement is true regarding decision making? ii ii ii ii ii ii
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 Ans: CFe
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edback:
Decision making is a complex cognitive process often defined as choosing a particular courseof a
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ction. Problem solving is part of decision making and is a systematic process that focuseson anal
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yzing a difficult situation. Critical thinking, sometimes referred to as reflective thinking, is relate
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d to evaluation and has a broader scope than decision making and problem solving.
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2. What
1. A) Its need for implementation time ii ii ii ii ii
2. B) Its lack of a step requiring evaluation of results ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
3. C) Its failure to gather sufficient data ii ii ii ii ii ii
4. D) Its failure to evaluate alternatives ii ii ii ii ii
Ans: A Fe ii ii
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The traditional problem-
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solving model is less effective when time constraints are a consideration. Decision making can o
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ccur without the full analysis required in problem solving. Because problem solving attempts to i
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dentifythe root problem in situations, muchtime and energy are spent on identifying the real prob
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lem.
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 thesa
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, 2. B) Decisions are greatly influenced by each persons value system
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3. C) Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientific approach to problemsol
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ving is used ii ii
4. D) Past experience has little to do with the quality of the decision
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Ans: B Fe ii i
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Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of thinking will influencea p
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ersons decision making. No matter how objective the criteria will be, value judgments willalways
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play a part in a persons decision making, either consciously or subconsciously.
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is a weakness of the traditional problem-
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solving model?Page 1 ii i ii
4. What influences the qualityof a decision most often? A) The decision makersimmediatesup
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erior
B) The type of decision that needs to be made ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
C) Questions asked and alternativesgenerated ii ii ii i
D) The time of day the decision is madeA ii ii i ii ii ii ii i
ns: C ii
Feedback:
The greater the number of alternatives that can be generated by the decision maker, the betterthe
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final decision will be. The alternatives generated and the final choices are limited by eachperson
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s value system.
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5. What
1. A) Good decision makers are usually right-brain, intuitivethinkers
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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, logicalthinkers
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4. D) Good decision making requires analytical rather than creative processes
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Ans: B Fe ii ii
edback:
Good decision makers seem to have antennae that make them particularly sensitive to other
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, people and situations. Left-
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brain thinkers are typically better at processing language, logic,numbers, and sequential order
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ing, whereas right-brain thinkers excel at nonverbal ideationand holistic synthesizing.
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does knowledge about good decision making lead one to believe?
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6. What
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 scarceitems
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Ans: C Fe ii ii
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Decision making is a complex, cognitive process often defined as choosing a particular courseof
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action. Decision making, one step in the problem-
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solving process, is an importanttask that relies heavily on critical thinking and clinical reasoning
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skills.
is the best definition ofdecision making?Page 2
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7. Ifdecision making is triggered by a problem with what does it end?
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1. A) An alternative problem ii ii ii
2. B) A chosen course of action ii ii ii ii ii
3. C) An action that guarantees success
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4. D) A restatement of the solution
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Ans: B Fe ii ii
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A decision is made when a course of action has been chosen. Problem solving is part of decision
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making and is a systematic process that focuses on analyzing a difficult situation.Problem solving
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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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1. A) Some values are not realistic or healthy
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Nursing Theoryand Application
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11th Edition
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ByBessie L. Marquis, Carol Jorgensen Huston
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,https://www.stuvia.com/en-us/doc/3583538/test-bank-for-leadership-roles-and-management-functions-in-nursing-theory-and-application-11th-
edition-by-bessie-l.-marquis-carol-jorgensen-huston-verified-chapters-1-25-complete
Chapter 1 Decision Making, Problem Solving, CriticalThinking, and Clinical Reasoning:Requisi
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tes for successful leadership and management
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1. What statement is true regarding decision making? ii ii ii ii ii ii
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 Ans: CFe
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edback:
Decision making is a complex cognitive process often defined as choosing a particular courseof a
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ction. Problem solving is part of decision making and is a systematic process that focuseson anal
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yzing a difficult situation. Critical thinking, sometimes referred to as reflective thinking, is relate
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d to evaluation and has a broader scope than decision making and problem solving.
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2. What
1. A) Its need for implementation time ii ii ii ii ii
2. B) Its lack of a step requiring evaluation of results ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
3. C) Its failure to gather sufficient data ii ii ii ii ii ii
4. D) Its failure to evaluate alternatives ii ii ii ii ii
Ans: A Fe ii ii
edback:
The traditional problem-
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solving model is less effective when time constraints are a consideration. Decision making can o
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ccur without the full analysis required in problem solving. Because problem solving attempts to i
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dentifythe root problem in situations, muchtime and energy are spent on identifying the real prob
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lem.
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 thesa
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me problems ii
, 2. B) Decisions are greatly influenced by each persons value system
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3. C) Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientific approach to problemsol
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ving is used ii ii
4. D) Past experience has little to do with the quality of the decision
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Ans: B Fe ii i
edback:
Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of thinking will influencea p
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ersons decision making. No matter how objective the criteria will be, value judgments willalways
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play a part in a persons decision making, either consciously or subconsciously.
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is a weakness of the traditional problem-
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solving model?Page 1 ii i ii
4. What influences the qualityof a decision most often? A) The decision makersimmediatesup
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erior
B) The type of decision that needs to be made ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
C) Questions asked and alternativesgenerated ii ii ii i
D) The time of day the decision is madeA ii ii i ii ii ii ii i
ns: C ii
Feedback:
The greater the number of alternatives that can be generated by the decision maker, the betterthe
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final decision will be. The alternatives generated and the final choices are limited by eachperson
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s value system.
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5. What
1. A) Good decision makers are usually right-brain, intuitivethinkers
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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, logicalthinkers
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4. D) Good decision making requires analytical rather than creative processes
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Ans: B Fe ii ii
edback:
Good decision makers seem to have antennae that make them particularly sensitive to other
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, people and situations. Left-
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brain thinkers are typically better at processing language, logic,numbers, and sequential order
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ing, whereas right-brain thinkers excel at nonverbal ideationand holistic synthesizing.
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does knowledge about good decision making lead one to believe?
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6. What
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 scarceitems
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Ans: C Fe ii ii
edback:
Decision making is a complex, cognitive process often defined as choosing a particular courseof
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action. Decision making, one step in the problem-
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solving process, is an importanttask that relies heavily on critical thinking and clinical reasoning
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skills.
is the best definition ofdecision making?Page 2
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7. Ifdecision making is triggered by a problem with what does it end?
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1. A) An alternative problem ii ii ii
2. B) A chosen course of action ii ii ii ii ii
3. C) An action that guarantees success
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4. D) A restatement of the solution
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Ans: B Fe ii ii
edback:
A decision is made when a course of action has been chosen. Problem solving is part of decision
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making and is a systematic process that focuses on analyzing a difficult situation.Problem solving
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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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1. A) Some values are not realistic or healthy
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