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Graduation may occur in the presence of limited didactic knowledge and clinical competency, resulting in new graduates who are not adequately prepared for professional nursing practice. Organizational culture describes a set of shared values and beliefs that determine appropriate behaviors for various situations. The organizational culture of academic programs of nursing is suspected to impact assignment of failing grades by faculty in both didactic and clinical courses. Thus, the phenomenon of failure to fail in nursing education may be an institutional issue. 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