A nursing unit is extremely short staffed. The manager calls a nurse who is on Family and Medical leave (FMLA) to ask the nurse to return to work 2 days prior to schedule. When the nurse declines, the manager becomes insistent. What should be the nurse's first action?

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1. The employee should contact a lawyer only after all attempts to rectify the situation with the organization have been exhausted.
2. The nurse is assured the time off through FMLA and should not return to work early.
3. The nurse's first action should be to contact the human resources (HR) director.
4. If the nurse contacts nursing administration, he or she is likely to be referred to the human resources department.

A Nursing Unit Is Extremely Short Staffed