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Test Bank For Leadership Roles and Management
Functions in Nursing Theory and Applications 11th Edition
by Bessie L Marquis, Carol Huston| Chapter 1-25|Complete
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Chapter 1 Decision Making, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Clinical
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1. 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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ofaction. Problem solving is part of decision making and is a systematic process that focuses on
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2. B) Its lack of a step requiring evaluation of results
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3. C) Its failure to gather sufficient data
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4. D) Its failure to evaluate alternatives
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,3. Which of the following statements is true regarding decision making?
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1. A) Scientific methods provide identical decisions by different individuals for the
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2. B) Decisions are greatly influenced by each persons value system
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3. C) Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientific approach to problem solving
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4. D) Past experience has little to do with the quality of the decision
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4. What influences the quality of a decision most often? A) The decision makers
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B) The type of decision that needs to be made
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D) The time of day the decision is made Ans:
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, 1. A) Good decision makers are usually right-brain, intuitive thinkers
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2. B) Effective decision makers are sensitive to the situation and to others
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3. C) Good decisions are usually made by left-brain, logical thinkers
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4. D) Good decision making requires analytical rather than creative processes
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people and situations. Left-brain thinkers are typically better at processing language, logic,
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does knowledge about good decision making lead one to believe?
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6. What
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2. B) The evaluation phase of the executive role
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3. C) One step in the problem-solving process
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4. D) Required to justify the need for scarce items
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Decision making is a complex, cognitive process often defined as choosing a particular course
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of action. Decision making, one step in the problem-solving process, is an important task that
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7. If decision making is triggered by a problem with what does it end?
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