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

Chapter 1 Decision Making, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Clinical Reasoning: Requisites for successful 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 Ans: C 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 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 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 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