A Terminated Employee Files a Grievance Against the Nurse Manager

question 12

Multiple Choice

A terminated employee files a grievance against the nurse manager. Which situations would benefit the employee's claim? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

• A) The nurse manager wrote notes on the expectations discussed during disciplinary sessions.
• B) The terminated employee's last evaluation discusses problems with performance, but no coaching is described.
• C) When problems with the employee arose, the manager's average time of intervention was less than 1 day.
• D) There are notes in the employee's record from human resources indicating the nurse manager had discussed issues with the HR director.
• E) In one note, the manager describes the employee as "petulant, immature, and uncaring."

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