Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing 10th Edition Marquis Huston Test Bank

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Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing 10th Edition Marquis Huston Test Bank Chapter 1 Making, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Clinical Reasoning: Requisites for successf... ul leadership and management 1. What statement is true regarding decision making? A) It is an analysis of a situation B) It is closely related to evaluation C) It involves choosing between courses of action D) It is dependent upon finding the cause of a problem 2. What 1. A) Its need for implementation time 2. B) Its lack of a step requiring evaluation of results 3. C) Its failure to gather sufficient data 4. D) Its failure to evaluate alternatives 3. Which of the following statements is true regarding decision making? 1. A) Scientific methods provide identical decisions by different individuals for the same problems 2. B) Decisions are greatly influenced by each persons value system 3. C) Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientific approach to problem solving is used 4. D) Past experience has little to do with the quality of the decision 4. What influences the quality of a decision most often? A) The decision makers immediate superior B) The type of decision that needs to be made C) Questions asked and alternatives generated D) The time of day the decision is made Ans: 5. What 1. A) Good decision makers are usually right-brain, intuitive thinkers 2. B) Effective decision makers are sensitive to the situation and to others 3. C) Good decisions are usually made by left-brain, logical thinkers 4. D) Good decision making requires analytical rather than creative processes 6. What 1. A) The planning process of management 2. B) The evaluation phase of the executive role 3. C) One step in the problem-solving process 4. D) Required to justify the need for scarce items 7. If decision making is triggered by a problem with what does it end? 1. A) An alternative problem 2. B) A chosen course of action 3. C) An action that guarantees success 4. D) A restatement of the solution 8. Why do our values often cause personal conflict in decision making? 1. A) Some values are not realistic or healthy 2. B) Not all values are of equal worth 3. C) Our values remain unchanged over time 4. D) Our values often collide with one another 9. Which statement is true concerning critical thinking? 1. A) It is a simple approach to decision making 2. B) It is narrower in scope than decision making 3. C) It requires reasoning and creative analysis 4. D) It is a synonym for the problem-solving process Page 3 10. How do administrative man managers make the majority of their decisions? 1. A) After gathering all the facts 2. B) In a manner good enough to solve the problem 3. C) In a rational, logical manner 4. D) After generating all the alternatives possible ....................................................................................continued.................................................................................. [Show More]

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