Suggestions for Management of Sexual Harassment of Nurses

Patients' sexual behavior and sexual harassment: A survey of clinical supervisors.

“…Several supervisors noted that the supervisees initially downplayed the inappropriateness of their patients' behavior, for example, by substituting euphemisms rather than repeating patients' coarse or obscene language. This downplaying led supervisors to recommend "softer" responses than they might have if they had been fully aware of the behavior from the ner, 1993;Grieco, 1984;Medlar & Medlar, 1990). Clear institutional policies need to be developed.…”

“…The aforementioned recommendations emphasize the role of the supervisor in assisting trainees to respond to sexual harassment by patients. On a broader level, training programs need to incorporate explicit consideration of this issue in their training curriculum as other health care professions have done in recent years (see Bruckner, 1993; Grieco, 1984; Medlar & Medlar, 1990). Clear institutional policies need to be developed.…”

Managing Harassment

“…It should provide practical examples of the types of conduct that can constitute harassment (French & Bell, 1984;Grieco, 1984). Finally, it should provide clear warnings that incidents of harassment will be punished swiftly and severely, most likely resulting in the discharge of the harasser.…”

Inappropriate sexual behaviours of patients towards practising physiotherapists: a study using qualitative methods

“…The reasons for ISB by patients have not been systematically researched. Possible reasons for ISB by patients include: underlying pathology, such as organic brain damage, and medication side effects (Grieco, 1984); the need to overcome the pow· erlessness felt as a patient (Phillips and Shneider, 1996); limitations imposed on sexual expression by the hospital environment or the patient's illness (Assey and Herbert, 1983); the stereotyping of patients with disabilities as asexual (Medlar and Medlar, 1990); and the human need for warmth and attention (Heinrich, 1987).…”