Identify opportunities to use groups appropriately to make decisions and solve problems
LEARNING KEY SKILLS IN NURSING MANAGEMENT
4. Identify opportunities to use groups appropriately to make decisions and solve problems. 5. Follow the problem-solving process described in the chapter. 6. Challenge yourself to look for creative and innovation solutions.
Questions to Challenge You 1. Identify someone you believe has critical-thinking skills. What critical thinking attributes does this
person possess? 2. Describe a situation when you made an important decision. What content in the chapter applied to
that situation? What was the outcome? 3. Have you been involved in group decision making at school or at work? What techniques were used?
Were they effective? 4. A number of ways that problem solving might fail were discussed in the chapter. Name three
more. 5. Have you ever proposed a creative or innovative idea at work or school? Describe the idea and
explain what happened.