Exam 8: Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Decisions are most likely to be of high quality in nursing situations when:

A clinic nurse has observed another nurse deviating from agency policy in performing wound care.The best approach for the clinic nurse to take is to:

From the information supplied in this chapter,which statements best defines critical thinking?

An efficient and useful technique for controlling negative group behaviours is:

Decision making is described by the nursing educator as the process that a person uses to

Which statement best defines the difference between problem solving and decision making?

In a busy rehabilitation unit,the team manager decided that the best way to reward the staff was to give them a monetary bonus rather than time off.The staff was very concerned about the decision and went to the administration with a number of complaints.Critical thinking is a process that entails a number of steps.What steps did the manager omit? (Select all that apply.)

Justin is a nurse manager in a rehabilitation unit in a small urban centre.There is a high turnover rate among rehabilitation assistants because of the heavy work assignments.Justin decides to hire new staff in the order that applications are received until all vacant positions are filled.Which of the following decisions did Justin make?

One of three managers at a research laboratory drafted a policy that would allow his department to do more testing in his laboratory.This policy included the times for regular collection in addition to a new process for emergency laboratory testing.The policy and procedures were never followed.The reason was that:

The risk manager wants to evaluate the reasons for an increased number of falls on the rehabilitation unit.The risk manager devises a fishbone diagram.A fishbone diagram is a useful tool to:

A decision making model based on a rational and logical approach to problem solving is termed:

With regard to decision making,critical thinking,and problem solving,which of the following statements are accurate and valid points?

The nurse manager of a rehabilitation unit wants to purchase a new antiembolic stocking.To make a high-quality decision,the nurse manager would:

Marcella,an experienced head nurse,is given the task of completing the summer vacation schedule for the pediatric unit.She is fully aware of the hospital's restrictions on time off and the number of staff on vacation at any given time,in addition to its issues regarding seniority.She weighs the options of allowing staff choice,such as it takes more time but gives employees options.However,if choice is allowed,this could cause arguments.Which of the following is the best alternative?

The risk manager informs the nurse manager of an orthopedic unit that her unit has had an increase in incident reports about patients falling during the shift from 2300 to 0700 hours.The nurse manager knows that the best way to resolve the problem is to:

The two elements essential to solving any problem are:

Knowing when to have the entire team participate in the decision-making process or when to have only the team leader make the decisions depends on the situation and the desired outcomes.Which situation would warrant individual decision making?

Which decision-making model is based on the use of intuition when making a decision?

Several nurses on an adolescent psychiatric unit complain that the teenagers are becoming unmanageable on the shift from 2300 to 0700 hours.To resolve this problem,the nurse manager decides that the staff should have a brainstorming session.The goal of brainstorming is to:

Which of the following is an intuitive decision-making model?