Test Bank for Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing, 11th Edition (Marquis & Huston)

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MarquisHuston Test Bank
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Chapter Wu1: WuDecision WuMaking, WuProblem WuSolving, WuCritical WuThinking, Wuand WuClinical
WuReasoning: WuRequisites Wufor Wusuccessful Wuleadership Wuand Wumanagement



1. What statement is true regarding decision making?
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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
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of a problem
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Ans: C Wu


Feedback:
Decision making is a complex cognitive process often defined as
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choosing a particular course of action. Problem solving is part
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of decision making and is a systematic process that focuses
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on analyzing a difficult situation. Critical thinking, sometimes
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referred to asreflective thinking, is related to evaluation and
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has a broader scope than decision making and problem
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solving.
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B) Its Wulack Wuof Wua Wustep Wurequiring Wuevaluation Wuof Wuresults
C) Its Wufailure Wuto Wugather Wusufficient Wudata
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Ans: A Wu


Feedback:
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Wutime constraints are a consideration. Decision making can
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Because problem solNving attempts to identify the root problem
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in situations, much time and energy are spent on identifying
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3. Which Wuof Wuthe Wufollowing Wustatements Wuis Wutrue Wuregarding Wudecision Wumaking?
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B) Decisions are greatly influenced by each person's value system
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C) Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientific
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approach to problem solving is used
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D) Past experience has little to do with the quality
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, Ans: B Wu


Feedback:
Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual
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ways of thinking will influence a person's decision making.
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No matter how objective the criteria will be, value judgments
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will always play a part in a
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Person’s decision making, either consciously or subconsciously.
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B) The Wutype Wuof Wudecision Wuthat Wuneeds Wuto Wube Wumade
C) Questions Wuasked Wuand Wualternatives Wugenerated
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Ans: C Wu


Feedback:
The greater the number of alternatives that can be generated
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by the decision maker, the better the final decision will be.
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The alternatives generated and the final choices are limited by
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each person's value system.
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5. What Wudoes Wuknowledge Wuabout Wugood Wudecision Wumaking Wulead Wuone Wuto Wubelieve?
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B) Effective Wudecision Wumakers Wuare Wusensitive Wuto Wuthe Wusituation Wuand Wuto Wuothers
C) Good Wudecisions Wuare Wuusually Wumade WubyWuleft-brain, Wulogical Wuthinkers
D) Good Wudecision Wumaking Wurequires Wuanalytical Wurather Wuthan
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Ans: B Wu


Feedback:
Good decision makers seem to have antennae that make them
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particularly sensitive to other people and situations. Left-brain
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thinkers are typically better at processing language, logic,
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numbers, and sequential ordering, whereas right-brain thinkers
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excel at nonverbal ideation and holistic synthesizing.
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B) The Wuevaluation Wuphase Wuof Wuthe Wuexecutive Wurole
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Ans: C Wu


Feedback:

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as choosing a particular course of action. Decision making,
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one step in the problem-solving process, is an important task
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that relies heavily on critical thinking and clinical reasoning
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skills.
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7. If Wudecision Wumaking Wuis Wutriggered Wuby Wua Wuproblem Wuwith Wuwhat Wudoes Wuit Wuend?
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C) An Wuaction Wuthat Wuguarantees Wusuccess
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Ans: B Wu


Feedback:
A decision is made when a course of action has been chosen.
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Problem solving is part of decision making and is a
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Wusystematic process that focuseson analyzing a difficult
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Ans: D Wu


Feedback:
Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual
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ways of thinking will influence a person's decision making.
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No matter how objective the criteria will be, value judgments
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will always play a part in aperson's decision making, either
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consciously or subconsciously.
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9. Which Wustatement Wuis Wutrue Wuconcerning Wucritical Wuthinking?
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B) It Wuis Wunarrower Wuin Wuscope Wuthan Wudecision Wumaking
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Ans: C Wu


Feedback:
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