A female nurse is experiencing sexual harassment in the workplace by a male nurse. Which action should this nurse take to stop the sexual harassment?
a. Ignore the comments made by the male nurse.
b. Laugh about the comments.
c. Tell the male nurse to stop.
d. Begin to sexually harass the male nurse.
C
The nurse should take the most direct route and tell the male nurse to stop. Ignoring the com-ments, laughing at them, or sexually harassing the male nurse will not stop the harassment.
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