1. PLEASE ANALYZE THE FOLLOWING SHORT FACT PATTERN, APPLY LEGAL PRINCIPLES, AND RECOMMEND A COURSE OF ACTION FOR YOUR GENERAL COUNSEL. List the legal issues, state the law and apply the law to resolve the problem. Then, please tell me how management can do better.

JAN WORKED FOR SUPERIOR MEDICALCENTER.SHE WAS A NURSE MANAGER IN NEED OF A NURSE FOR HER FLOOR, ADULT PATIENT CARE.SEVENTY FIVE CANDIDATES APPLIED FOR THE POSITION AND THE INTERVIEW PROCESS CAME DOWN TO (2) CANDIDATES MARY BARNES AND RONALD GLIBB.BOTH WERE WELL QUALIFIED.JAN DECIDED TO HIRE RONALD BECAUSE HE COULD LIFT MORE WEIGHT.MANY TIMES ON THE UNIT, ADDITIONAL STRENGTH WAS NEEDED TO LIFT HEAVY PATIENTS.ONE DAY WHILE WORKING RONALD OVERHEARD A CONVERSATION AT THE NURSES STATION THAT THE OTHER FEMALE NURSES DIDN' T LIKE RONALD AND THAT SOMEONE WOULD PUT "EXTRA NARCOTICS" ON HIS CHART DURING HIS ROUNDS. RON ALSO DROPPED A PATIENT AND MADE MISTAKES WITH ADMINISTERING MEDS.THE FLOOR WAS NOT OPERATING "WITH TEAM EFFORT" AND JAN THE SUPERVISORSAID " ENOUGH AND DECIDED TO FIRE RONALD WITHOUT NOTICE BECAUSE SHE WAS AFFAID OF THE RAMIFICATIONS. MANAGEMENT FOUND THE EXTRA NARCOTICS.RONALD DENIED ANY WRONGDOING AND DEMANDED FAIR TREATMENT. HE INSISTED THAT HE DID NOT PUT "THE NARCOTICS" IN HIS POCKET.THE HOSPITAL WAS OPERATING IN THE "LOSS COLUMN" REPORTED BY THE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT.