Author Question: Utilizing the DECIDE acronym for the process of decision making, what are the first and final steps ... (Read 46 times)

cherise1989 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Utilizing the DECIDE acronym for the process of decision making, what are the first and final steps in the process (select two that apply)?

a. Develop and implement an action plan for problem solution.
b. Establish criteria for what you want to accomplish.
c. Define the problem and determine why anything should be done about it.
d. Evaluate the decision through monitoring, troubleshooting, and feedback.
e. Determine the best choice or alternative.

Question 2

To prepare staffing schedules, a nurse manager needs to calculate paid nonproductive time. When calculating paid nonproductive time, the nurse manager considers:

a. Work time, educational time, and holiday time.
b. Paid hours minus worked hours.
c. Vacation time, holiday time, and sick time.
d. Paid hours minus meeting time.

gstein359 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C, D
The first step in the decision-making process using DECIDE is to define the problem and deter-mine why anything should be done about it and explore what could be happening. The final step in the process is to evaluate the decision through monitoring, troubleshooting, and feedback.

Answer to Question 2

C
Nonproductive hours are hours of benefit time and include vacation, holiday, and personal or sick time.