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asmith134 · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

When a new documentation tool is implemented in various units of the hospital, nurses on the medical unit find the tool to be very user-friendly, yet nurses on the surgical unit find it to be problematic. This is an example of ________.

a. organizational culture
b. organizational climate
c. change theory
d. trainability

Question 2

Power struggles regarding access and distribution of resources occur when:

a. an externally competitive environment is created.
b. there is a failure to understand the role and responsibilities of others.
c. nurses have experience.
d. relationships are maintained at status quo.

morganmarie791 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

b

a. Incorrect: This scenario is an aspect of organizational climate, not organizational culture.
b. Correct: According to Rousseau (1988 ), organizational climate or employees' perceptions of their workplace are often described as positive and negative; however, different persons viewing the same aspect of the workplace may see it differently.
c. Incorrect: This scenario is an aspect of organizational climate, not change theory.
d. Incorrect: This scenario is an aspect of organizational climate, not trainability.

Answer to Question 2

B
Power struggles regarding access and distribution of resources often occur when those controlling
access and distribution of resources fail to understand the roles and responsibilities of others outside
their position or when they create an internally competitive work environment. The hard realities of
power in relation to any profession and those who hold it have to be confronted in order for the
profession to survive, much less advance. In times of rapid change, even the experienced nurse may
have difficulty adjusting.