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 em-ployee 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 employ-er's expectations.
d. Based on the theory that the handbook creates an explicit contract.
C
The handbook is an implied contract and frames the employment contract.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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