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1. A nurse manager is faced with a dilemma: she has to
decide whether to assign a new graduate nurse to a
complex patient who requires close monitoring and
frequent interventions, or to a stable patient who has a
routine care plan. The nurse manager knows that the new
graduate nurse needs to gain experience and confidence,
but also that the complex patient poses a higher risk of
adverse outcomes. What decision-making model should the
nurse manager use in this situation?
a) Rational model
b) Intuitive model
c) Evidence-based model
d) Ethical model
Answer: c) Evidence-based model. The evidence-based
model of decision-making involves using the best available
scientific evidence, clinical expertise, and patient
preferences to make decisions that optimize patient
outcomes. The nurse manager should use this model to
weigh the benefits and risks of each option, and to consider
the preferences and values of the new graduate nurse and
the complex patient.
2. A nurse educator is designing a curriculum for a course
on decision-making in health care. She wants to include
some examples of common decision-making biases that
can affect the quality and effectiveness of health care
decisions. Which of the following is NOT an example of a
decision-making bias?
a) Confirmation bias
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