Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing 10th Edition Marquis Huston Test Bank

Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing
10th Edition Marquis Huston Test Bank.pdf

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B) Ityisycloselyyrelatedytoyevaluation

C) Ityinvolvesychoosingybetweenycoursesyofyaction

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processythatyfocusesyonyanalyzingyaydifficultysituation.yCriticalythinking,ysometimesy
referredytoyasyreflectiveythinking,yisyrelatedytoyevaluationyandyhasyaybroaderyscopeyt
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3. C)yItsyfailureytoygatherysufficientydata

4. D)yItsyfailureytoyevaluateyalternatives



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oblemysolvingyattemptsytoyidentifyytheyrootyproblemyinysituations,ymuchytimeyandy
energyyareyspentyonyidentifyingytheyrealyproblem.



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makersyimmediateysuperior

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yareylimitedybyyeachypersonsyvalueysystem.




5. What



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2. B)yEffectiveydecisionymakersyareysensitiveytoytheysituationyandytoyothers

3. C)yGoodydecisionsyareyusuallyymadeybyyleft-brain,ylogicalythinkers

4. D)yGoodydecisionymakingyrequiresyanalyticalyratherythanycreativeyprocesses

,Ans:yByFeedback:

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brainythinkersyexcelyatynonverbalyideationyandyholisticysynthesizing.


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6. What


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2. B)yTheyevaluationyphaseyofytheyexecutiveyrole

3. C)yOneystepyinytheyproblem-solvingyprocess

4. D)yRequiredytoyjustifyytheyneedyforyscarceyitems


Ans:yCyFeedback:

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larycourseyofyaction.yDecisionymaking,yoneystepyinytheyproblem-
solvingyprocess,yisyanyimportantytaskythatyreliesyheavilyyonycriticalythinkingyandyclini
calyreasoningyskills.



isytheybestydefinitionyofydecisionymaking?yPagey2

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, 1. A)yAnyalternativeyproblem

2. B)yAychosenycourseyofyaction

3. C)yAnyactionythatyguaranteesysuccess

4. D)yAyrestatementyofytheysolution



Ans:yByFeedback:
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rtyofydecisionymakingyandyisyaysystematicyprocessythatyfocusesyonyanalyzingyaydifficu
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8. Whyydoyouryvaluesyoftenycauseypersonalyconflictyinydecisionymaking?


1. A)ySomeyvaluesyareynotyrealisticyoryhealthy



2. B)yNotyallyvaluesyareyofyequalyworth

3. C)yOuryvaluesyremainyunchangedyoverytime

4. D)yOuryvaluesyoftenycollideywithyoneyanother



Ans:yDyFeedback:

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nfluenceyaypersonsydecisionymaking.yNoymatteryhowyobjectiveytheycriteriaywillybe,yv
alueyjudgmentsywillyalwaysyplayyaypartyinyaypersonsydecisionymaking,yeitheryconscio
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