A professor at the local college of nursing is teaching at a new ...

[Beheh]

A professor at the local college of nursing is teaching at a new clinical site. She notes that the nurses greet each other and their clients with warmth and a smile. She also notes that the policies and procedures encourage nursing autonomy.
 
  Nurses and physicians seem to have a collegial re-lationship. These observations best describe the ____ of the unit. a. Climate
  b. Culture
  c. Interactions
  d. Operation

Question 2

Climate is best defined as the ____.
 
  a. Health and well-being of the structure of a facility
  b. Perceptions that individuals have about an environment
  c. Style in which individuals treat each other
  d. Temperature in the nursing units of an institution

[cadimas]

Answer to Question 1

A
Climate is the perception that individuals have about a particular unit or environment.

Answer to Question 2

B
Climate is defined as the perceptions that individuals have about a particular unit or environment.