Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing 9th Edition Marquis Huston Test Bank – Complete Questions & Answers

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HustonVTestVBank

ChapterV1:VDecisionVMaking,VProblemVSolving,VCriticalVThinking,VandVClinicalVReasoning:VReq
uisitesVforVsuccessfulVleadershipVandVmanagement

1. WhatVstatementVisVtrueVregardingVdecisionVmaking?
A) ItVisVanVanalysisVofVaVsituation
B) ItVisVcloselyVrelatedVtoVevaluation
C) ItVinvolvesVchoosingVbetweenVcoursesVofVaction
D) ItVisVdependentVuponVfindingVtheVcauseV
ofVaVproblem
Ans:VC
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DecisionVmakingVisVaVcomplexVcognitiveVprocessVoftenVdefinedVasVchoo
singVaVparticularVcourseVofVaction.VProblemVsolvingVisVpartVofVdecision
VmakingVandVisVaVsystematicVprocessVthatVfocusesVonVanalyzingVaVdiffic
ultVsituation.VCriticalVthinking,VsometimesVreferredVtoVasreflectiveVthink
ing,VisVrelatedVtoVevaluationVandVhasVaVbroaderVscopeVthanVdecisionVma
kingVandVproblemVsolving.

2. WhatVisVaVweaknessVofVtheVtraditionalVproblem-solvingVmodel?
A) ItsVneedVforVimplementationVtime
B) ItsVlackVofVaVstepVrequiringVevaluationVofVresults
C) ItsVfailureVtoVgatherVsufficientVdata
D) ItsVfailureVtoVevaluat
eValternatives
Ans:VA
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TheVtraditionalVproblem-
solvingVmodelVisVlessVeffectiveVwhenVtimeVconstraintsVareVaVconsidera
tion.VDecisionVmakingVcanVoccurVwithoutVtheVfullVanalysisVrequiredVin
VproblemVsolving.VBecauseVproblemVsolN ving VattemptsVtoVidentifyVtheV
rootVproblemVinVsituations,VmuchVtimeVandVenergyVareVspentVonVidenti
fyingVtheVrealVproblem.

3. WhichVofVtheVfollowingVstatementsVisVtrueVregardingVdecisionVmaking?
A) ScientificVmethodsVprovideVidenticalVdecisionsVbyVdiffer
entVindividualsVforVtheVsameVproblems
B) DecisionsVareVgreatlyVinfluencedVbyVeachVperson'sVvalueVsystem
C) PersonalVbeliefsVcanVbeVadjustedVforVwhenVtheVscientificVappro
achVtoVproblemVsolvingVisVused
D) PastVexperienceVhasVlittleVtoVdoVwithVtheVqualityVof
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Values,VlifeVexperience,VindividualVpreference,VandVindividualVwaysVofV
thinkingVwillVinfluenceVaVperson'sVdecisionVmaking.VNoVmatterVhowVob
jectiveVtheVcriteriaVwillVbe,VvalueVjudgmentsVwillValwaysVplayVaVpartVin
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Person’sVdecisionVmaking,VeitherVconsciouslyVorVsubconsciously.
4. WhatVinfluencesVtheVqualityVofVaVdecisionVmostVoften?
A) TheVdecisionVmaker'sVimmediateVsuperior
B) TheVtypeVofVdecisionVthatVneedsVtoVbeVmade
C) QuestionsVaskedVandValternativesVgenerated
D) TheVtimeVofVdayVtheVdecision
VisVmade
Ans:VC
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TheVgreaterVtheVnumberVofValternativesVthatVcanVbeVgeneratedVbyVtheVd
ecisionVmaker,VtheVbetterVtheVfinalVdecisionVwillVbe.VTheValternativesVg
eneratedVandVtheVfinalVchoicesVareVlimitedVbyVeachVperson'sVvalueVsyste
m.

5. WhatVdoesVknowledgeVaboutVgoodVdecisionVmakingVleadVoneVtoVbelieve?
A) GoodVdecisionVmakersVareVusuallyVright-brain,VintuitiveVthinkers
B) EffectiveVdecisionVmakersVareVsensitiveVtoVtheVsituationVandVtoVothers
C) GoodVdecisionsVareVusuallyVmadeVbyVleft-brain,VlogicalVthinkers
D) GoodVdecisionVmakingVrequiresVanalyticalVratherVthanVcreat
iveVprocesses
Ans:VB
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GoodVdecisionVmakersVseemVtoVhaveVantennaeVthatVmakeVthemVparticul
arlyVsensitiveVtoVotherVpeopleVandVsituations.VLeft-
brainVthinkersVareVtypicallyVbetterVatVprocessingVlanguage,Vlogic,Vnumb
ers,VandVsequentialVordering,VwhereasVright-
brainVthinkersVexcelVatVnonverbalVideationVandVholisticVsynthesizing.

6. WhatVisVtheVbestVdefinitionVofVdecisionVmaking?
A) TheVplanningVprocessVofVmanagement
B) TheVevaluationVphaseVofVtheVexecutiveVrole
C) OneVstepVinVtheVproblem-solvingVprocess
D) RequiredVtoVjustifyVtheVneedVf
orVscarceVitems

Ans:V C
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