New to this website, but felt compelled to register and respond to this issue..... bottom line is, or should be, what is the hospital's policy regarding any infraction? Surely, there should be clear guidance per policies so the nurse manager can respond appropriately per hospital policy and, thus, this becomes a moot point. The employee would know up front what the consequence is for an action (or inaction), the employee's supervisor would know, and etc., etc., etc. Make sense?