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
successful leadership and management
1. What statement is true regarding decision making?
A) It is an analysis of a situation
B) It is closely related to evaluation
C) It involves choosing between courses of action
D) It is dependent upon finding the cause of a problem
ACCURATE ANSWER:-C
REASONING:->>Decision making is a complex cognitive process often defined as choosing a particular
course of action.Problem solving is part of decision making and is a systematic process that focuses on
analyzing a difficult situation. Critical thinking, sometimes referred to as reflective thinking, is related
toevaluationand has a broader scope than decision making and problem solving.
2. What is a weakness of the traditional problem-solving model?
1. A) Its need for implementation time
2. B) Its lack of a step requiring evaluation of results
3. C) Its failure to gather sufficient data
4. D) Its failure to evaluate alternatives
ACCURATE ANSWER:-A
Reasoning:->>The traditional problem-solving model is less effective when time constraints are a
consideration. Decision making can occur without the full analysis required in problem solving. Because
problem-solving attempts to identify the root problem in situations, much time and energy are spent on
identifying the real problem.
3. Which of the following statements is true regarding decision making?
1. A) Scientific methods provide identical decisions by different individuals for the same problems
2. B) Decisions are greatly influenced by each person’s value system
3. C) Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientific approach to problem solving is used
4. D) Past experience has little to do with the quality of the decision
ACCURATE ANSWER:-B
Reasoning:->>Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of thinking will
influence a persons decision making. No matter how objective the criteria will be, value judgments will
always play apart ina persons decision making, either consciously or subconsciously.
, is a weakness of the traditional problem-solving model? Page 1
4. What influences the quality of a decision most often? A) The decision makers immediate
superior
B) The type of decision that needs to be made
C) Questions asked and alternatives generated
D) The time of day the decision is made
ACCURATE ANSWER:-C
Reasoning:->>The greater the number of alternatives that can be generated by the decision maker, the
better the final decision will be. The alternatives generated and the final choices are limited by each
person’s value system.
5. What does knowledge about good decision making lead one to believe?
1. A) Good decision makers are usually right-brain, intuitive thinkers
2. B) Effective decision makers are sensitive to the situation and to others
3. C) Good decisions are usually made by left-brain, logical thinkers
4. D) Good decision making requires analytical rather than creative processes
ACCURATE ANSWER:-B
Reasoning:->>Good decision makers seem to have antennae that make them particularly sensitive to other
people and situations. Left-brain thinkers are typically better at processing language, logic, numbers, and
sequential ordering, whereas right-brain thinkers excel at nonverbal ideation and holistic synthesizing.
6. What is the best definition of decision making?
1. A) The planning process of management
2. B) The evaluation phase of the executive role
3. C) One step in the problem-solving process
4. D) Required to justify the need for scarce items
ACCURATE ANSWER:-C
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7. If decision making is triggered by a problem with what does it end?
1. A) An alternative problem
2. B) A chosen course of action
3. C) An action that guarantees success
4. D) A restatement of the solution
ACCURATE ANSWER:-B
Reasoning:->>A decision is made when a course of action has been chosen. Problem solving is part of
decision making and is a systematic process that focuses on analyzing a difficult situation. Problem
solving always includes a decision-making step.
8. Why do our values often cause personal conflict in decision making?
1. A) Some values are not realistic or healthy
2. B) Not all values are of equal worth
3. C) Our values remain unchanged over time
4. D) Our values often collide with one another
ACCURATE ANSWER:-D
Reasoning:->>Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of thinking will
influence a persons decision making. No matter how objective the criteria will be, value judgments will
always play apart in a persons decision making, either consciously or subconsciously.
9. Which statement is true concerning critical thinking?
1. A) It is a simple approach to decision making
2. B) It is narrower in scope than decision making
3. C) It requires reasoning and creative analysis
4. D) It is a synonym for the problem-solving process
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
successful leadership and management
1. What statement is true regarding decision making?
A) It is an analysis of a situation
B) It is closely related to evaluation
C) It involves choosing between courses of action
D) It is dependent upon finding the cause of a problem
ACCURATE ANSWER:-C
REASONING:->>Decision making is a complex cognitive process often defined as choosing a particular
course of action.Problem solving is part of decision making and is a systematic process that focuses on
analyzing a difficult situation. Critical thinking, sometimes referred to as reflective thinking, is related
toevaluationand has a broader scope than decision making and problem solving.
2. What is a weakness of the traditional problem-solving model?
1. A) Its need for implementation time
2. B) Its lack of a step requiring evaluation of results
3. C) Its failure to gather sufficient data
4. D) Its failure to evaluate alternatives
ACCURATE ANSWER:-A
Reasoning:->>The traditional problem-solving model is less effective when time constraints are a
consideration. Decision making can occur without the full analysis required in problem solving. Because
problem-solving attempts to identify the root problem in situations, much time and energy are spent on
identifying the real problem.
3. Which of the following statements is true regarding decision making?
1. A) Scientific methods provide identical decisions by different individuals for the same problems
2. B) Decisions are greatly influenced by each person’s value system
3. C) Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientific approach to problem solving is used
4. D) Past experience has little to do with the quality of the decision
ACCURATE ANSWER:-B
Reasoning:->>Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of thinking will
influence a persons decision making. No matter how objective the criteria will be, value judgments will
always play apart ina persons decision making, either consciously or subconsciously.
, is a weakness of the traditional problem-solving model? Page 1
4. What influences the quality of a decision most often? A) The decision makers immediate
superior
B) The type of decision that needs to be made
C) Questions asked and alternatives generated
D) The time of day the decision is made
ACCURATE ANSWER:-C
Reasoning:->>The greater the number of alternatives that can be generated by the decision maker, the
better the final decision will be. The alternatives generated and the final choices are limited by each
person’s value system.
5. What does knowledge about good decision making lead one to believe?
1. A) Good decision makers are usually right-brain, intuitive thinkers
2. B) Effective decision makers are sensitive to the situation and to others
3. C) Good decisions are usually made by left-brain, logical thinkers
4. D) Good decision making requires analytical rather than creative processes
ACCURATE ANSWER:-B
Reasoning:->>Good decision makers seem to have antennae that make them particularly sensitive to other
people and situations. Left-brain thinkers are typically better at processing language, logic, numbers, and
sequential ordering, whereas right-brain thinkers excel at nonverbal ideation and holistic synthesizing.
6. What is the best definition of decision making?
1. A) The planning process of management
2. B) The evaluation phase of the executive role
3. C) One step in the problem-solving process
4. D) Required to justify the need for scarce items
ACCURATE ANSWER:-C
Reasoning:->>Decision making is a complex, cognitive process often defined as choosing a particular course
of action.Decision makDinowg,n loona deedstbeyp: PinurittyhKeauprri o| pbuler itm
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, heavily on critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills.
is the best definition of decision making? Page 2
7. If decision making is triggered by a problem with what does it end?
1. A) An alternative problem
2. B) A chosen course of action
3. C) An action that guarantees success
4. D) A restatement of the solution
ACCURATE ANSWER:-B
Reasoning:->>A decision is made when a course of action has been chosen. Problem solving is part of
decision making and is a systematic process that focuses on analyzing a difficult situation. Problem
solving always includes a decision-making step.
8. Why do our values often cause personal conflict in decision making?
1. A) Some values are not realistic or healthy
2. B) Not all values are of equal worth
3. C) Our values remain unchanged over time
4. D) Our values often collide with one another
ACCURATE ANSWER:-D
Reasoning:->>Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of thinking will
influence a persons decision making. No matter how objective the criteria will be, value judgments will
always play apart in a persons decision making, either consciously or subconsciously.
9. Which statement is true concerning critical thinking?
1. A) It is a simple approach to decision making
2. B) It is narrower in scope than decision making
3. C) It requires reasoning and creative analysis
4. D) It is a synonym for the problem-solving process
