A Nurse Calls the Newspaper and Reports That Circumstances Surrounding

A nurse calls the newspaper and reports that circumstances surrounding several deaths in the local hospital are suspicious and that a cover-up is in action. The subsequent article identifies the nurse by name and the nurse is fired. Is the nurse protected under the whistleblower law?

A) No, the report should have been made in person, not by telephone.
B) Yes, since a death occurred, any action to expose the situation is appropriate.
C) Yes, the nurse's action is one that any reasonable and prudent citizen would take.
D) No, the allegations should have been made to the appropriate authorities.