Nursing 420 - Principles of Leadership and Management » Spring 2024 » Week 1 Chapter 1 Quiz

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Question #1
Which statement concerning the role of the most powerful individuals in organizational decision making is true?
A.   They tend to delegate decision making rather than making decisions themselves.
B.   They usually make important decisions with consideration of the effect on others.
C.   They exert less influence on decisions than was previously thought.
D.   They often make decisions that are in congruence with their own values.
Question #2
A unit manager has created a decision grid in order to assist with a difficult staffing decision that will affect many nurses. The decision grid will allow the manager to:
A.   predict when events must take place to complete a project on time.
B.   ensure that the decision is made objectively rather than subjectively.
C.   plot the outcomes of a decision over time and evaluate the decision-making process.
D.   examine alternatives visually and compare each against the same criteria.
Question #3
A nurse is working with a group of students who are learning a high-risk procedure. How should the nurse best ensure learning while protecting the safety of clients?
A.   Help the students use a decision-making model to choose the safest technique.
B.   Use simulation for the students to learn and practice the skill.
C.   Teach the students about the traditional problem-solving process before they practice the procedure.
D.   Create an unfolding case study featuring the procedure.
Question #4
A nurse-manager is planning to apply a decision-making model to a clinical challenge. When using a decision-making tool, what should the manager do?
A.   Have an impartial colleague apply the tool, if possible.
B.   Be aware that the tool cannot eliminate the risk of human error.
C.   Recognize that the tool will negate the effect of the manager’s values.
D.   Apply the tool as quickly as possible.
Question #5
A nurse-manager is faced with a difficult decision in a situation that involves the manager’s values. What is the manager’s best action?
A.   Defer the decision to a colleague with different values.
B.   Set aside their own values and make a rationale decision.
C.   Identify and reflect on their own values.
D.   Try to base a decision on intuition rather than values.

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