Kirk v. Mercy Hospital Tri-County

How courts have described this case

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• recognizing wrongful discharge claim by nurse who reported improper treatment of patient based on public policy in nursing law
• recognizing wrongful discharge claim by nurse who reported improper treatment of patient based on public policy in nursing law
• recognizing wrongful discharge claim by nurse who reported improper treatment of patient based on public policy in nursing law
• holding “that [Missouri’s Nursing Practice Act] and regulations thereunder constitutes a clear mandate of law on which a cause of action for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy can be based”
• plaintiff’s inaction in Kirk could have been viewed as incompetence, gross negligence or misconduct on her part
• Missouri NPA and regulations thereunder “reveal a clear mandate of public policy ... to train and license a person to engage in the safe and competent practice of nursing”

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