title: Sexual harassment of female registered nurses in hospitals.
abstract: Sexual harassment of nurses seriously affects nursing performance and productivity. In this survey, sexual harassment by male patients and coworkers was reported by greater than 70% of the female staff nurses surveyed. The most common manifestations of harassment were sexual remarks; however, behaviors involving touch were frequent. Nurses noted that they often confronted patients when these behaviors occurred, but were less likely to confront male co-workers. Findings suggest that nursing managers and executives must discover and eliminate sexual harassment in hospital work settings and create work cultures that discourage manifestation of sexually harassing behaviors.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Missouri, Columbia.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Libbus
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Bowman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008923:Missouri; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017406:Sexual Harassment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*