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You are a Director in a department that is severely understaffed at a local hospital. You hire a temporary RN to assist in your department for a long-term (3-6 month) assignment in your HR department. The nurse has strong expertise in this area and acclimates quickly to the work. About three weeks into the assignment the CEO of your hospital receives an anonymous letter stating that this temporary nurse has a strong history of mental illness and a history of violence. The writer states that the nurse is a threat to patients and staff. The letter dramatically references Columbine and VA Tech. The CEO wants to know what you are going to do to handle this situation as the HR Director? What steps would you take? What rights does the temporary employee have? What are the possibilities in this scenario? Does it matter that this employee is temporary? Does it matter that there is a severe shortage of staff in the labor market with this skill set? Does it matter that you see no evidence of anger in this employee?