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
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.
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