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What statement is true regarding decision making?
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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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Decision making is a complex cognitive process often defined as choosinga particular
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course of action. Problem solving is part of decision making and is a systematic process
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that focuses on analyzing a difficult situation. Critical thinking, sometimes referred to
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asreflective thinking, is related to evaluation and has a broader scope than decision
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making and problem solving.
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2. What is a weakness of the traditional problem-solving model?
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A) Its need for implementation time
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B) Its lack of a step requiring evaluation of results
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C) Its failure to gather sufficient data
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evaluatealternativesAns: A
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The traditional problem-solving model is less effective when time constraints are a
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consideration. Decision making can occur without the full analysis required in
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3. Which of the following statements is true regarding decision making?
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A) Scientific methods provide identical decisions by differentindividuals j j j j j j j
for thesame problems
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C) Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientific approachto
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problemsolving is used
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D) Past experience has little to do with the quality of
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thedecisionAns: B
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Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of thinking will
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influence a person's decision making. No matter how objective the criteria will be,
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valuejudgments will always play a part in a
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, LEADERSHIP ROLES AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS IN
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person's decision making, either consciously or subconsciously.
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NURSING 9THEDITION TBW (1) UPLOADED 2025 Qualified
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, LEADERSHIP ROLES AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS IN j j j j j
jNURSING 9THEDITION TBW (1) UPLOADED 2025 Qualified j j j j j j j
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 of
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aproblemAns: C
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Feedback:
Decision making is a complex cognitive process often defined as choosinga particular
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course of action. Problem solving is part of decision making and is a systematic process
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that focuses on analyzing a difficult situation. Critical thinking, sometimes referred to
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asreflective thinking, is related to evaluation and has a broader scope than decision
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making and problem solving.
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2. What is a weakness of the traditional problem-solving model?
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A) Its need for implementation time
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B) Its lack of a step requiring evaluation of results
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C) Its failure to gather sufficient data
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D) Its failure to j j
evaluatealternativesAns: A
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The traditional problem-solving model is less effective when time constraints are a
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consideration. Decision making can occur without the full analysis required in
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problemsolving. Because problem solN
j ving attempts to identify the root problem in j j j j j j j j j j
situations, much time and energyare spent on identifying the real problem.
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3. Which of the following statements is true regarding decision making?
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A) Scientific methods provide identical decisions by differentindividuals j j j j j j j
for thesame problems
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B) Decisions are greatly influenced by each person's value system j j j j j j j j
C) Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientific approachto
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, LEADERSHIP ROLES AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS IN j j j j j
NURSING 9THEDITION TBW (1) UPLOADED 2025 Qualified
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problemsolving is used
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D) Past experience has little to do with the quality of
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thedecisionAns: B
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Feedback:
Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of thinking will
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influence a person's decision making. No matter how objective the criteria will be,
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valuejudgments will always play a part in a
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, LEADERSHIP ROLES AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS IN
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NURSING 9THEDITION TBW (1) UPLOADED 2025 Qualified
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person's decision making, either consciously or subconsciously.
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