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

question 16

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.What is the basis that binds employers to statements in the employee handbook?

• A) Under the doctrine of apparent agency
• B) Under the doctrine of respondent 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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Microphylls

Small, often single-veined leaves found on some plants, particularly those belonging to the lycophytes group.

Club Mosses

Ancient plants belonging to the division Lycophyta that resemble true mosses superficially but have vascular tissue and reproduce by spores.

Whisk Ferns

Fern relatives lacking true roots and leaves; characterized by dichotomous branching.

Life Cycle

the series of stages through which an organism passes from the start of its life until it produces offspring and completes the cycle.