Which constitutes organizational culture?
1. All nurses know to take turns covering each other?s clients to facilitate eating breakfast and lunch on day
shift.
2. The administration has set the time clock to count staff late if clocking in 7 minutes after the shift starts.
3. The cafeteria opens at 0700 for breakfast, 1100 for lunch, and 1700 for dinner.
4. Every Friday the administrator allows everyone to wear crazy hats while on the units.
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Explanation: 1. The unspoken rules of the organization make up the culture. Thus, nurses covering for each
other is the appropriate option. The other options are part of the organizational environment.
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