Now you choose. Read the posts submitted by the class. Which side seems more logical to you? Should the medical industry abide by an "at-will" doctrine? Why / why not? Be sure to cite to a fellow student's post.

As an employee at Regional Hospital, we adopted an at will policy where we can terminate an employee without giving the cause of termination. We at Regional Hospital are not obligated to explain the reasons for termination to an employee. In the case of Mr. Fused, Regional Hospital explained why he was terminated. This was due to the inability to follow instructions. With our at will policy, we can terminate you without notice or cause and you are not guaranteed, in any matter, that you will be employed for a set period . At Regional Hospital, we have an expectation on job performance, and because Mr. Fused did not follow instructions within his job position, we had to let him go. With the Regional Hospitals at will policy, we can terminate an employee without explanation, except for illegal reasons. In the case Sides v. Dukes Hospital, a nurse anesthetist refused to administer a drug that she considered dangerous. Instead, the physicians administered the drug himself, causing brain damage to the patient. The physician told the nurse anesthetist to not tell all of what she had seen. While the physicians had a hostile attitude toward the nurse anesthetist, she was then accused of having an abusive attitude, and told her work will be closely monitored. She was then discharged. The nurse tried to file a claim for unlawful discharge, but the claim did not stand ). , there was no enforceable claim for wrongful discharge. Mr. Fused signed this at will policy upon hire, and understood, for any reason, or no reason at all, he can be let go. Once again, in Mr. Fuseds case, we had a legitimate reason for his termination. At Regional Hospital, having this at will policy is a big advantage for us. This contract allows us to let go of employees with poor performance, employees causing serious difficulties in the work environment, and we can terminate an employee without liability . Therefore, Mr. Fused was terminated due to lack of following instructions.