Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing
Theory and Application, 11th Edition
By (Huston, 2025), all Chapters 1 - 25
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,Chapter 1 Decision Making, Problem Solving, Critical
Thinking, and Clinical Reasoning:Requisites for successful
leadership and management
1. WhatHstatementHisHtrueHregardingHdecisionHmaking?
A) ItHisHanHanalysisHofHaHsituation
B) ItHisHcloselyHrelatedHtoHevaluation
C) ItHinvolvesHchoosingHbetweenHcoursesHofHaction
D) ItHisHdependentHuponHfindingHtheHcauseHofHaHproblemH
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DecisionHmakingHisHaHcomplexHcognitiveHprocessHoftenHdefinedHasHchoosingHaHparticularHcour
seHofHaction.HProblemHsolvingHisHpartHofHdecisionHmakingHandHisHaHsystematicHprocessHthatHfoc
usesHonHanalyzingHaHdifficultHsituation.HCriticalHthinking,HsometimesHreferredHtoHasHreflectiveHt
hinking,HisHrelatedHtoHevaluationHandHhasHaHbroaderHscopeHthanHdecisionHmakingHandHproblem
solving.
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2. What
1. A)HItsHneedHforHimplementationHtime
2. B)HItsHlackHofHaHstepHrequiringHevaluationHofHresults
3. C)HItsHfailureHtoHgatherHsufficientHdata
4. D)HItsHfailureHtoHevaluateHalternatives
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Feedback:
TheHtraditionalHproblem-
solvingHmodelHisHlessHeffectiveHwhenHtimeHconstraintsHareHaHconsideration.HDecisionHmakin
gHcanHoccurHwithoutHtheHfullHanalysisHrequiredHinHproblemHsolving.HBecauseHproblemHsolvi
ngHattemptsHtoHidentifyHtheHrootHproblemHinHsituations,HmuchHtimeHandHenergyHareHspentHonH
identifyingHtheHrealHproblem.
3. WhichHofHtheHfollowingHstatementsHisHtrueHregardingHdecisionHmaking?
1. A)HScientificHmethodsHprovideHidenticalHdecisionsHbyHdifferentHindividualsHforHt
heHsameHproblems
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