title: The psychiatric advanced practice nurse's role as sexual harassment ombudsman.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The psychiatric advanced practice nurse's role as sexual harassment ombudsman.
  
  
  METHODS
  The author's own experiences as both an advanced practice nurse and an ombudsman for sexual harassment.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe the role of ombudsman for sexual harassment and its fit with nursing as seen in the Price Spratlen Ombudsing Model.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  An ombudsman for sexual harassment can play a significant role in the continuing problem of sexual harassment in the workplace. Managing grievances requires a client-centered approach, environmental assessment and sensitivity, flexibility in programs, and cost-effectiveness. Elements include education, consultation, counseling, planned interventions, referral, follow-up, evaluation, and institutional recommendations.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Spratlen
mesh_terms: D004648:Employee Grievances; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D008297:Male; D016294:Models, Nursing; D017008:Negotiating; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D017406:Sexual Harassment / Q000517:prevention & control*