Which statement indicates an incorrect understanding of organizational subsystems?
1. "One way to classify organization is based on the subsystem of production or technology."
2. "The supportive subsystem has no effect on nursing staff or nursing responsibilities."
3. "The success of the adaptive subsystem affects the entire organization."
4. "Education of the nursing staff falls under the maintenance subsystem."
Answer: 2
Rationale: The supportive subsystem includes departments such as purchasing. If this department is not working efficiently and effectively, nurses will not have supplies when needed. The organization can be classified by its end product, or based on whether something is produced or based on technology, so this is a correct statement. If the adaptive subsystem is ineffective, the survival of the entire organization is in jeopardy, so this too is a correct statement. The maintenance subsystem does include the education department, so this is also a correct statement.
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