All of the following are grounds for immediate dismissal except:
a. Failing to pursue further medical help for a patient; patient dies.
b. Selling narcotics obtained from the unit supply of narcotics.
c. Restraining a patient in bed for 7 hours, unsupervised, as punishment for hitting a staff member.
d. Grabbing the unit manager and threatening further physical harm after a poor performance appraisal.
ANS: A
Situations that may warrant immediate dismissal include theft, violence in the workplace, willful abuse of the patient, harassment, and chemical abuse.
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