The manager has disciplined a nurse with a written warning. At the end of the session, the manager asks the nurse to sign the warning and the nurse refuses. What should the manager do?
1. Tell the nurse that signing the form in mandatory.
2. Indicate on the form that the nurse declined to sign.
3. Sign the nurse's name to the form and include the manager's initials.
4. Complete a second warning for the nurse's failure to follow procedure.
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Rationale 1: It is not mandatory for the nurse to sign the form.
Rationale 2: The written disciplinary form should have an area to indicate that the employee refused to sign. If not, this should be written in by the manager.
Rationale 3: The manager should not sign the nurse's name to the form.
Rationale 4: A second warning is not indicated. The nurse has the right to refuse to sign the form.
Global Rationale:
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