DeLaune and Ladner (2011) have identified some limitations or obstacles to effective decision making that nurses may encounter in various health care settings. Which of the following is not one of these obstacles or limitations?
a. choosing decisions that are too narrow or too precise.
b. failing to obtain all the necessary information
c. failing to intervene and evaluate the solution or decision appropriately
d. jumping to conclusions without examining the situation completely
A
A number of different obstacles can intervene in effective decision-making, causing errors in judgment or inaccurate choices. DeLaune and Ladner (2011) defined five criteria that can negatively impact decision-making or problem-solving processes. These five criteria are: 1) choosing decisions that are too broad, too complicated, or lack definition (not choosing decisions that are too narrow or too precise), 2) failing to obtain all the necessary information, 3) failing to intervene and evaluate the solution or decision appropriately, and 5) jumping to conclusions without examining the situation completely.
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