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