Sexual harassment of health care students by patients.
1. Forty percent of the 158 nursing and occupational therapy students surveyed reported being victims of sexual harassment. 2. When confronted with sexual advances or assaults, students used previously learned coping strategies. Thirty-nine percent ignored the behavior or joked about it. 3. A training program was designed and implemented to make students feel better able--and more empowered--to handle sexual harassment.
Kettl
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Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Siberski
J
J
Hischmann
C
C
Wood
B
B
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000193:education*; D010414:Pennsylvania / Q000453:epidemiology; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D017406:Sexual Harassment / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*