Know your boundaries in sexual assault litigation.
Four cases in which health care workers sexually assaulted patients show the "gray area" of hiring or supervisory negligence.
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Legal Services/Risk Management Department, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pa., USA.
D001131:Arkansas; D004282:Documentation; D004647:Employee Discipline / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007061:Idaho; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*