Nurse Arguing Loudly With Supervisor: Not Grounds For Firing, Court Says PDF Version
Merely becoming loud and argumentative with a nursing supervisor on one occasion is not sufficient grounds to terminate a registered nurse from employment, according to the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division.
The nurse in question had been disciplined for sub-standard nursing documentation, and had received a warning to be more cooperative with others while on duty. However, she had never been warned or disciplined for being argumentative with her supervisors, and had no reason to anticipate that one such incident could provoke her discharge.
Claim of Bukowski, 646 N.Y.S. 2d 1006 (N.Y. Sup., 1996).Legal Eagle Eye Newsletter for the Nursing Profession (5)3 Mar 97