In Keeping with Standards of the Joint Commission (TJC),the Nurse

question 20

Multiple Choice

In keeping with standards of The Joint Commission (TJC) ,the nurse manager organizes an orientation for new staff members.As part of the orientation,the nurse manager reviews the employee handbook.Employers may be bound to statements in the employee handbook:

• A)Under the doctrine of apparent agency.
• B)Under the doctrine of respondeat agency.
• C)Based on the employee's or the employer's expectations.
• D)Based on the theory that the handbook creates an explicit contract.

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Definitions:

Payroll Tax

Taxes imposed on employers and employees, calculated as a percentage of the salaries that employers pay to their staff.

Note Payable

A written promise to pay a specific amount of money, usually with interest, by a certain date.

Borrower

An individual or entity that takes money or property from another under an agreement to return it or its equivalent at a future date.

Creditor

An entity or person to whom money is owed by a debtor for goods supplied or loans given.