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Tirant22 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A good nursing decision maker is one who:

a. Uses various models to guide the process based on the circumstances of the situation.
b. Adopts one model and uses it to guide all decision making.
c. Decides not to use any models because they are all useless.
d. Develops a new model each time a decision has to be made.

Question 2

Decision making is described by the nursing educator as the process one uses to:

a. Solve a problem.
b. Choose between alternatives.
c. Reflect on a certain situation.
d. Generate ideas.

yahahah24021 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The decision model that a nurse uses depends on specific circumstances. Is the situation routine and predictable or complex and uncertain? Is the goal to make a decision that is just good enough (conservative) or one that is optimal?

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
The hallmark of decision making is choosing among options. Generating options is one phase of decision making, and solving a problem refers to problem solving, which is problem centered. Decision making does not always begin with problems, but rather is defined as a purposeful, goal-directed effort that uses a systematic process to choose among options.