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,Leadership qRoles qand qManagement qFunctions qin qNursing q11th qEdition
qMarquisHuston qTest qBank
Chapter q1: qDecision qMaking, qProblem qSolving, qCritical qThinking, qand qClinical qReasoning:
qRequisites qfor qsuccessful qleadership qand qmanagement
1. What qstatement qis qtrue qregarding qdecision qmaking?
A) It qis qan qanalysis qof qa qsituation
B) It qis qclosely qrelated qto qevaluation
C) It qinvolves qchoosing qbetween qcourses qof qaction
D) It qis qdependent qupon qfinding qthe qcause qof
qa qproblem
Ans: qC
Feedback:
Decision qmaking qis qa qcomplex qcognitive qprocess qoften qdefined qas
qchoosing qa qparticular qcourse qof qaction. qProblem qsolving qis qpart qof
qdecision qmaking qand qis qa qsystematic qprocess qthat qfocuses qon qanalyzing
qa qdifficult qsituation. qCritical qthinking, qsometimes qreferred qto qasreflective
qthinking, qis qrelated qto qevaluation qand qhas qa qbroader qscope qthan qdecision
qmaking qand qproblem qsolving.
2. What qis qa qweakness qof qthe qtraditional qproblem-solving qmodel?
A) Its qneed qfor qimplementation qtime
B) Its qlack qof qa qstep qrequiring qevaluation qof qresults
C) Its qfailure qto qgather qsufficient qdata
D) Its qfailure qto qevaluate
qalternatives
Ans: qA
Feedback:
The qtraditional qproblem-solving qmodel qis qless qeffective qwhen qtime
qconstraints qare qa qconsideration. qDecision qmaking qcan qoccur qwithout qthe
qfull qanalysis qrequired qin qproblem qsolving. qBecause qproblem qsolN ving
qattempts qto qidentify qthe qroot qproblem qin qsituations, qmuch qtime qand qenergy
qare qspent qon qidentifying qthe qreal qproblem.
3. Which qof qthe qfollowing qstatements qis qtrue qregarding qdecision qmaking?
A) Scientific qmethods qprovide qidentical qdecisions qbyqdifferent
q individuals qfor qthe qsame qproblems
B) Decisions qare qgreatly qinfluenced qbyqeach qperson's qvalue qsystem
C) Personal qbeliefs qcan qbe qadjusted qfor qwhen qthe qscientific
qapproach qto qproblem qsolving qis qused
D) Past qexperience qhas qlittle qto qdo qwith qthe qquality qof
qthe qdecision
, Ans: qB
Feedback:
Values, qlife qexperience, qindividual qpreference, qand qindividual qways qof
qthinking qwill qinfluence qa qperson's qdecision qmaking. qNo qmatter qhow
qobjective qthe qcriteria qwill qbe, qvalue qjudgments qwill qalways qplay qa qpart qin
qa
Person’s qdecision qmaking, qeither qconsciouslyqor qsubconsciously.
4. What qinfluences qthe qqualityqof qa qdecision qmost qoften?
A) The qdecision qmaker's qimmediate qsuperior
B) The qtype qof qdecision qthat qneeds qto qbe qmade
C) Questions qasked qand qalternatives qgenerated
D) The qtime qof qday qthe qdecision
qis qmade
Ans: qC
Feedback:
The qgreater qthe qnumber qof qalternatives qthat qcan qbe qgenerated qby qthe
qdecision qmaker, qthe qbetter qthe qfinal qdecision qwill qbe. qThe qalternatives
qgenerated qand qthe qfinal qchoices qare qlimited qby qeach qperson's qvalue qsystem.
5. What qdoes qknowledge qabout qgood qdecision qmaking qlead qone qto qbelieve?
A) Good qdecision qmakers qare qusually qright-brain, qintuitive qthinkers
B) Effective qdecision qmakers qare qsensitive qto qthe qsituation qand qto qothers
C) Good qdecisions qare qusually qmade qbyqleft-brain, qlogical qthinkers
D) Good qdecision qmaking qrequires qanalytical qrather qthan qcreative
qprocesses
Ans: qB
Feedback:
Good qdecision qmakers qseemqto qhave qantennae qthat qmake qthemqparticularly
qsensitive qto qother qpeople qand qsituations. qLeft-brain qthinkers qare
qtypically qbetter qat qprocessing qlanguage, qlogic, qnumbers, qand qsequential
qordering, qwhereas qright-brain qthinkers qexcel qat qnonverbal qideation qand
qholistic qsynthesizing.
6. What qis qthe qbest qdefinition qof qdecision qmaking?
A) The qplanning qprocess qof qmanagement
B) The qevaluation qphase qof qthe qexecutive qrole
C) One qstep qin qthe qproblem-solving qprocess
D) Required qto qjustifyqthe qneed qfor
qscarce qitems
Ans: q C
Feedback:
, Decision qmaking qis qa qcomplex, qcognitive qprocess qoften qdefined qas
qchoosing qa qparticular qcourse qof qaction. qDecision qmaking, qone qstep qin
qthe qproblem-solving qprocess, qis qan qimportant qtask qthat qrelies qheavily qon
qcritical qthinking qand qclinical qreasoning qskills.
7. If qdecision qmaking qis qtriggered qbyqa qproblem qwith qwhat qdoes qit qend?
A) An qalternative qproblem
B) A qchosen qcourse qof qaction
C) An qaction qthat qguarantees qsuccess
D) A qrestatement qof qthe
qsolution
Ans: qB
Feedback:
A qdecision qis qmade qwhen qa qcourse qof qaction qhas qbeen qchosen. qProblem
qsolving qis qpart qof qdecision qmaking qand qis qa qsystematic qprocess qthat
qfocuseson qanalyzing qa qdifficult qsituation. qProblem qsolving qalways
qincludes qa qdecision-making qstep.
8. Whyqdo qour qvalues qoften qcause qpersonal qconflict qin qdecision qmaking?
A) Some qvalues qare qnot qrealistic qor qhealthy
B) Not qall qvalues qare qof qequal qworth
C) Our qvalues qremain qunchanged qover qtime
D) Our qvalues qoften qcollide qwith qone
qanother
Ans: qD
Feedback:
Values, qlife qexperience, qindividual qpreference, qand qindividual qways qof
qthinking qwill qinfluence qa qperson's qdecision qmaking. qNo qmatter qhow
qobjective qthe qcriteria qwill qbe, qvalue qjudgments qwill qalways qplay qa qpart qin
qaperson's qdecision qmaking, qeither qconsciously qor qsubconsciously.
9. Which qstatement qis qtrue qconcerning qcritical qthinking?
A) It qis qa qsimple qapproach qto qdecision qmaking
B) It qis qnarrower qin qscope qthan qdecision qmaking
C) It qrequires qreasoning qand qcreative qanalysis
D) It qis qa qsynonymqfor qthe qproblem-solving
qprocess
Ans: qC
Feedback:
Critical qthinking qhas qa qbroader qscope qthan qdecision qmaking qand qproblem
qsolving. qIt qis qsometimes qreferred qto qas qreflective qthinking. qCritical
qthinking qalso qinvolves qreflecting qupon qthe qmeaning qof qstatements,
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,Leadership qRoles qand qManagement qFunctions qin qNursing q11th qEdition
qMarquisHuston qTest qBank
Chapter q1: qDecision qMaking, qProblem qSolving, qCritical qThinking, qand qClinical qReasoning:
qRequisites qfor qsuccessful qleadership qand qmanagement
1. What qstatement qis qtrue qregarding qdecision qmaking?
A) It qis qan qanalysis qof qa qsituation
B) It qis qclosely qrelated qto qevaluation
C) It qinvolves qchoosing qbetween qcourses qof qaction
D) It qis qdependent qupon qfinding qthe qcause qof
qa qproblem
Ans: qC
Feedback:
Decision qmaking qis qa qcomplex qcognitive qprocess qoften qdefined qas
qchoosing qa qparticular qcourse qof qaction. qProblem qsolving qis qpart qof
qdecision qmaking qand qis qa qsystematic qprocess qthat qfocuses qon qanalyzing
qa qdifficult qsituation. qCritical qthinking, qsometimes qreferred qto qasreflective
qthinking, qis qrelated qto qevaluation qand qhas qa qbroader qscope qthan qdecision
qmaking qand qproblem qsolving.
2. What qis qa qweakness qof qthe qtraditional qproblem-solving qmodel?
A) Its qneed qfor qimplementation qtime
B) Its qlack qof qa qstep qrequiring qevaluation qof qresults
C) Its qfailure qto qgather qsufficient qdata
D) Its qfailure qto qevaluate
qalternatives
Ans: qA
Feedback:
The qtraditional qproblem-solving qmodel qis qless qeffective qwhen qtime
qconstraints qare qa qconsideration. qDecision qmaking qcan qoccur qwithout qthe
qfull qanalysis qrequired qin qproblem qsolving. qBecause qproblem qsolN ving
qattempts qto qidentify qthe qroot qproblem qin qsituations, qmuch qtime qand qenergy
qare qspent qon qidentifying qthe qreal qproblem.
3. Which qof qthe qfollowing qstatements qis qtrue qregarding qdecision qmaking?
A) Scientific qmethods qprovide qidentical qdecisions qbyqdifferent
q individuals qfor qthe qsame qproblems
B) Decisions qare qgreatly qinfluenced qbyqeach qperson's qvalue qsystem
C) Personal qbeliefs qcan qbe qadjusted qfor qwhen qthe qscientific
qapproach qto qproblem qsolving qis qused
D) Past qexperience qhas qlittle qto qdo qwith qthe qquality qof
qthe qdecision
, Ans: qB
Feedback:
Values, qlife qexperience, qindividual qpreference, qand qindividual qways qof
qthinking qwill qinfluence qa qperson's qdecision qmaking. qNo qmatter qhow
qobjective qthe qcriteria qwill qbe, qvalue qjudgments qwill qalways qplay qa qpart qin
qa
Person’s qdecision qmaking, qeither qconsciouslyqor qsubconsciously.
4. What qinfluences qthe qqualityqof qa qdecision qmost qoften?
A) The qdecision qmaker's qimmediate qsuperior
B) The qtype qof qdecision qthat qneeds qto qbe qmade
C) Questions qasked qand qalternatives qgenerated
D) The qtime qof qday qthe qdecision
qis qmade
Ans: qC
Feedback:
The qgreater qthe qnumber qof qalternatives qthat qcan qbe qgenerated qby qthe
qdecision qmaker, qthe qbetter qthe qfinal qdecision qwill qbe. qThe qalternatives
qgenerated qand qthe qfinal qchoices qare qlimited qby qeach qperson's qvalue qsystem.
5. What qdoes qknowledge qabout qgood qdecision qmaking qlead qone qto qbelieve?
A) Good qdecision qmakers qare qusually qright-brain, qintuitive qthinkers
B) Effective qdecision qmakers qare qsensitive qto qthe qsituation qand qto qothers
C) Good qdecisions qare qusually qmade qbyqleft-brain, qlogical qthinkers
D) Good qdecision qmaking qrequires qanalytical qrather qthan qcreative
qprocesses
Ans: qB
Feedback:
Good qdecision qmakers qseemqto qhave qantennae qthat qmake qthemqparticularly
qsensitive qto qother qpeople qand qsituations. qLeft-brain qthinkers qare
qtypically qbetter qat qprocessing qlanguage, qlogic, qnumbers, qand qsequential
qordering, qwhereas qright-brain qthinkers qexcel qat qnonverbal qideation qand
qholistic qsynthesizing.
6. What qis qthe qbest qdefinition qof qdecision qmaking?
A) The qplanning qprocess qof qmanagement
B) The qevaluation qphase qof qthe qexecutive qrole
C) One qstep qin qthe qproblem-solving qprocess
D) Required qto qjustifyqthe qneed qfor
qscarce qitems
Ans: q C
Feedback:
, Decision qmaking qis qa qcomplex, qcognitive qprocess qoften qdefined qas
qchoosing qa qparticular qcourse qof qaction. qDecision qmaking, qone qstep qin
qthe qproblem-solving qprocess, qis qan qimportant qtask qthat qrelies qheavily qon
qcritical qthinking qand qclinical qreasoning qskills.
7. If qdecision qmaking qis qtriggered qbyqa qproblem qwith qwhat qdoes qit qend?
A) An qalternative qproblem
B) A qchosen qcourse qof qaction
C) An qaction qthat qguarantees qsuccess
D) A qrestatement qof qthe
qsolution
Ans: qB
Feedback:
A qdecision qis qmade qwhen qa qcourse qof qaction qhas qbeen qchosen. qProblem
qsolving qis qpart qof qdecision qmaking qand qis qa qsystematic qprocess qthat
qfocuseson qanalyzing qa qdifficult qsituation. qProblem qsolving qalways
qincludes qa qdecision-making qstep.
8. Whyqdo qour qvalues qoften qcause qpersonal qconflict qin qdecision qmaking?
A) Some qvalues qare qnot qrealistic qor qhealthy
B) Not qall qvalues qare qof qequal qworth
C) Our qvalues qremain qunchanged qover qtime
D) Our qvalues qoften qcollide qwith qone
qanother
Ans: qD
Feedback:
Values, qlife qexperience, qindividual qpreference, qand qindividual qways qof
qthinking qwill qinfluence qa qperson's qdecision qmaking. qNo qmatter qhow
qobjective qthe qcriteria qwill qbe, qvalue qjudgments qwill qalways qplay qa qpart qin
qaperson's qdecision qmaking, qeither qconsciously qor qsubconsciously.
9. Which qstatement qis qtrue qconcerning qcritical qthinking?
A) It qis qa qsimple qapproach qto qdecision qmaking
B) It qis qnarrower qin qscope qthan qdecision qmaking
C) It qrequires qreasoning qand qcreative qanalysis
D) It qis qa qsynonymqfor qthe qproblem-solving
qprocess
Ans: qC
Feedback:
Critical qthinking qhas qa qbroader qscope qthan qdecision qmaking qand qproblem
qsolving. qIt qis qsometimes qreferred qto qas qreflective qthinking. qCritical
qthinking qalso qinvolves qreflecting qupon qthe qmeaning qof qstatements,
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