title: Australian registered nurses describe the health care workplace and its responsiveness to sexual harassment: an empirical study.
abstract: This report is a summary of findings from a 1995 study of Australian registered nurses and their perceptions of their health care workplaces, especially as it relates to sexual harassment. There is little Australian-based empirical research available to guide hospitals and health care facilities in developing appropriate policies regarding sexual harassment. Additionally, hospitals have few assessment tools at their disposal to determine if policies and procedures are well known and effective. As the major employer of registered nurses, hospitals and health care facilities need to be concerned about employees' perceptions of the workplace.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Studies, University of New England.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Madison
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009517:New South Wales / Q000453:epidemiology; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016272:Occupational Health; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010557:Personnel Administration, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017406:Sexual Harassment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017132:Workplace