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Chapterx1x
Making,xProblemxSolving,xCriticalxThinking,xandxClinicalxReasoning:xRequisitesxforxs
uccessfulxleadershipxandxmanagement



1. Whatxstatementxisxtruexregardingxdecisionxmaking?

A) Itxisxanxanalysisxofxaxsituation

B) Itxisxcloselyxrelatedxtoxevaluation

C) Itxinvolvesxchoosingxbetweenxcoursesxofxaction

D) ItxisxdependentxuponxfindingxthexcausexofxaxproblemxAns:xCxFeedback:

Decisionxmakingxisxaxcomplexxcognitivexprocessxoftenxdefinedxasxchoosingxaxparticu
larxcoursexofxaction.xProblemxsolvingxisxpartxofxdecisionxmakingxandxisxaxsystematicx
processxthatxfocusesxonxanalyzingxaxdifficultxsituation.xCriticalxthinking,xsometimesx
referredxtoxasxreflectivexthinking,xisxrelatedxtoxevaluationxandxhasxaxbroaderxscopext
hanxdecisionxmakingxandxproblemxsolving.



2. What



1. A)xItsxneedxforximplementationxtime

2. B)xItsxlackxofxaxstepxrequiringxevaluationxofxresults

3. C)xItsxfailurextoxgatherxsufficientxdata

4. D)xItsxfailurextoxevaluatexalternatives




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, Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing
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Ans:xAxFeedback:

Thextraditionalxproblem-
solvingxmodelxisxlessxeffectivexwhenxtimexconstraintsxarexaxconsideration.xDecisionx
makingxcanxoccurxwithoutxthexfullxanalysisxrequiredxinxproblemxsolving.xBecausexpr
oblemxsolvingxattemptsxtoxidentifyxthexrootxproblemxinxsituations,xmuchxtimexandxe
nergyxarexspentxonxidentifyingxthexrealxproblem.



4. Whatxinfluencesxthexqualityxofxaxdecisionxmostxoften?xA)xThexdecisionx
makersximmediatexsuperior

B) Thextypexofxdecisionxthatxneedsxtoxbexmade

C) Questionsxaskedxandxalternativesxgenerated


D) ThextimexofxdayxthexdecisionxisxmadexAns:
CxFeedback:

Thexgreaterxthexnumberxofxalternativesxthatxcanxbexgeneratedxbyxthexdecisionxmaker,
xthexbetterxthexfinalxdecisionxwillxbe.xThexalternativesxgeneratedxandxthexfinalxchoicesx

arexlimitedxbyxeachxpersonsxvaluexsystem.



5. What



1. A)xGoodxdecisionxmakersxarexusuallyxright-brain,xintuitivexthinkers

2. B)xEffectivexdecisionxmakersxarexsensitivextoxthexsituationxandxtoxothers

3. C)xGoodxdecisionsxarexusuallyxmadexbyxleft-brain,xlogicalxthinkers

4. D)xGoodxdecisionxmakingxrequiresxanalyticalxratherxthanxcreativexprocesses


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Ans:xBxFeedback:

Goodxdecisionxmakersxseemxtoxhavexantennaexthatxmakexthemxparticularlyxsensitivex
toxother


peoplexandxsituations.xLeft-
brainxthinkersxarextypicallyxbetterxatxprocessingxlanguage,xlogic,xnumbers,xandxseque
ntialxordering,xwhereasxright-
brainxthinkersxexcelxatxnonverbalxideationxandxholisticxsynthesizing.


doesxknowledgexaboutxgoodxdecisionxmakingxleadxonextoxbelieve?



6. What


1. A)xThexplanningxprocessxofxmanagement

2. B)xThexevaluationxphasexofxthexexecutivexrole

3. C)xOnexstepxinxthexproblem-solvingxprocess

4. D)xRequiredxtoxjustifyxthexneedxforxscarcexitems


Ans:xCxFeedback:

Decisionxmakingxisxaxcomplex,xcognitivexprocessxoftenxdefinedxasxchoosingxaxparticu
larxcoursexofxaction.xDecisionxmaking,xonexstepxinxthexproblem-
solvingxprocess,xisxanximportantxtaskxthatxreliesxheavilyxonxcriticalxthinkingxandxclini
calxreasoningxskills.



isxthexbestxdefinitionxofxdecisionxmaking?xPagex2


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7. Ifxdecisionxmakingxisxtriggeredxbyxaxproblemxwithxwhatxdoesxitxend?



1. A)xAnxalternativexproblem

2. B)xAxchosenxcoursexofxaction

3. C)xAnxactionxthatxguaranteesxsuccess

4. D)xAxrestatementxofxthexsolution



Ans:xBxFeedback:
Axdecisionxisxmadexwhenxaxcoursexofxactionxhasxbeenxchosen.xProblemxsolvingxisxpa
rtxofxdecisionxmakingxandxisxaxsystematicxprocessxthatxfocusesxonxanalyzingxaxdifficu
ltxsituation.xProblemxsolvingxalwaysxincludesxaxdecision-makingxstep.



8. Whyxdoxourxvaluesxoftenxcausexpersonalxconflictxinxdecisionxmaking?


1. A)xSomexvaluesxarexnotxrealisticxorxhealthy



2. B)xNotxallxvaluesxarexofxequalxworth

3. C)xOurxvaluesxremainxunchangedxoverxtime

4. D)xOurxvaluesxoftenxcollidexwithxonexanother



Ans:xDxFeedback:

Values,xlifexexperience,xindividualxpreference,xandxindividualxwaysxofxthinkingxwillxi
nfluencexaxpersonsxdecisionxmaking.xNoxmatterxhowxobjectivexthexcriteriaxwillxbe,xv
aluexjudgmentsxwillxalwaysxplayxaxpartxinxaxpersonsxdecisionxmaking,xeitherxconscio

Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing
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