TEST BANK FOR LEADERSHIP ROLES AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTION IN NURSING 9TH EDITION BY MARQUIS

TEST BANK FOR
LEADERSHIP ROLES AND
MANAGEMENT FUNCTION
IN NURSING 9TH EDITION
BY MARQUIS




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,1. Whatmstatementmismtruemregardingmdecisionmmaking?
A) Itmismanmanalysismofmamsituation
B) Itmismcloselymrelatedmtomevaluation
C) Itminvolvesmchoosingmbetweenmcoursesmofmaction
D) ItmismdependentmuponmfindingmthemcausemofmamproblemmAns:mC
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Decisionmmakingmismamcomplexmcognitivemprocessmoftenmdefinedmasmchoosingmamparticular
mcoursemofmaction.mProblemmsolvingmismpartmofmdecisionmmakingmandmismamsystematicmproc

essmthatmfocusesmonmanalyzingmamdifficultmsituation.mCriticalmthinking,msometimesmreferre
dmtomasmreflectivemthinking,mismrelatedmtomevaluationmandmhasmambroadermscopemthanmdecisio
nmmakingmandmproblemmsolving.


2. Whatmismamweaknessmofmthemtraditionalmproblem-solvingmmodel?
A) Itsmneedmformimplementationmtime
B) Itsmlackmofmamstepmrequiringmevaluationmofmresults
C) Itsmfailuremtomgathermsufficientmdata
D) Itsmfailuremtomevaluatemalternative
smAns:mA
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Themtraditionalmproblem-
solvingmmodelmismlessmeffectivemwhenmtimemconstraintsmaremamconsideration.mDecisionm
makingmcanmoccurmwithoutmthemfullmanalysismrequiredminmproblemmsolving.mBecausemprob
lemmsolNvingmattemptsmtomidentifymthemrootmproblemminmsituations,mmuchmtimemandmener
gymaremspentmonmidentifyingmthemrealmproblem.


3. Whichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmismtruemregardingmdecisionmmaking?
A) Scientificmmethodsmprovidemidenticalmdecisionsmbymdifferentmindividualsmformthemsa
memproblems
B) Decisionsmaremgreatlyminfluencedmbymeachmperson'smvaluemsystem
C) Personalmbeliefsmcanmbemadjustedmformwhenmthemscientificmapproachmtomproblemmsolving
mism
used
D) Pastmexperiencemhasmlittlemtomdomwithmthemqualitymofmthemdecisi
onmAns:mB
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Values,mlifemexperience,mindividualmpreference,mandmindividualmwaysmofmthinkingmwillminfluen
cemamperson'smdecisionmmaking.mNommattermhowmobjectivemthemcriteriamwillmbe,mvaluemjudgme
ntsmwillmalwaysmplaymampartminmamperson'smdecisionmmaking,meithermconsciouslymormsubconscio
usly.
4. Whatminfluencesmthemqualitymofmamdecisionmmostmoften?
A) Themdecisionmmaker'smimmediatemsuperior
B) Themtypemofmdecisionmthatmneedsmtombemmade
C) Questionsmaskedmandmalternativesmgenerated
D) ThemtimemofmdaymthemdecisionmismmademAns:mC
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Themgreatermthemnumbermofmalternativesmthatmcanmbemgeneratedmbymthemdecisionmmaker,mthem
bettermthemfinalmdecisionmwillmbe.mThemalternativesmgeneratedmandmthemfinalmchoicesmaremlimi
tedmbymeachmperson'smvaluemsystem.
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, 5. Whatmdoesmknowledgemaboutmgoodmdecisionmmakingmleadmonemtombelieve?
A) Goodmdecisionmmakersmaremusuallymright-brain,mintuitivemthinkers
B) Effectivemdecisionmmakersmaremsensitivemtomthemsituationmandmtomothers
C) Goodmdecisionsmaremusuallymmadembymleft-brain,mlogicalmthinkers
D) GoodmdecisionmmakingmrequiresmanalyticalmrathermthanmcreativemprocessesmAns:mB
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Goodmdecisionmmakersmseemmtomhavemantennaemthatmmakemthemmparticularlymsensitivemt
omothermpeoplemandmsituations.mLeft-
brainmthinkersmaremtypicallymbettermatmprocessingmlanguage,mlogic,mnumbers,mandmsequen
tialmordering,mwhereasmright-
brainmthinkersmexcelmatmnonverbalmideationmandmholisticmsynthesizing.
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6. Whatmismthembestmdefinitionmofmdecisionmmaking?
A) Themplanningmprocessmofmmanagement
B) Themevaluationmphasemofmthemexecutivemrole
C) Onemstepminmthemproblem-solvingmprocess
D) RequiredmtomjustifymthemneedmformscarcemitemsmAns:mC
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Decisionmmakingmismamcomplex,mcognitivemprocessmoftenmdefinedmasmchoosingmamparticu
larmcoursemofmaction.mDecisionmmaking,monemstepminmthemproblem-
solvingmprocess,mismanmimportantmtaskmthatmreliesmheavilymonmcriticalmthinkingmandmclini
calmreasoningmskills.
7. Ifmdecisionmmakingmismtriggeredmbymamproblemmwithmwhatmdoesmitmend?
A) Anmalternativemproblem
B) Amchosenmcoursemofmaction
C) Anmactionmthatmguaranteesmsuccess
D) AmrestatementmofmthemsolutionmAns:mB
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Amdecisionmismmademwhenmamcoursemofmactionmhasmbeenmchosen.mProblemmsolvingmismpartmo
fmdecisionmmakingmandmismamsystematicmprocessmthatmfocusesmonmanalyzingmamdifficultmsitua
tion.mProblemmsolvingmalwaysmincludesmamdecision-makingmstep.


8. Whymdomourmvaluesmoftenmcausempersonalmconflictminmdecisionmmaking?
A) Somemvaluesmaremnotmrealisticmormhealthy
B) Notmallmvaluesmaremofmequalmworth
C) Ourmvaluesmremainmunchangedmovermtime
D) OurmvaluesmoftenmcollidemwithmonemanothermAns:mD
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Values,mlifemexperience,mindividualmpreference,mandmindividualmwaysmofmthinkingmwillminfluen
cemamperson'smdecisionmmaking.mNommattermhowmobjectivemthemcriteriamwillmbe,mvaluemjudgme
ntsmwillmalwaysmplaymampartminmamperson'smdecisionmmaking,meithermconsciouslymormsubconscio
usly.
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9. Whichmstatementmismtruemconcerningmcriticalmthinking?
A) Itmismamsimplemapproachmtomdecisionmmaking
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