I know I shouldn't but here goes....I re-read the post and the major question was, if ' she would be held accountable if she broke her contract', i didn't realize in asking questions, you were entitled to a lecture and a reprimand. I'm a rookie at this, but I should have know that even on the net, we need to bring people down....I thought as a nurse you need to be cautious about your "judgements", I guess that only applies to your patients and not to your colleagues....interesting!