The nurse manager is preparing a staff education program about sexual harassment. Which of the following interventions by the nurse manager would be the primary way to reduce or avoid organizational costs associated with sexual harassment?

Question

1. Discuss the many forms of sexual harassment.
2. Discuss reporting procedures for sexual harassment.
3. Discuss reactions and behaviors that can result in victimization.
4. Target only those accused of sexual harassment to discuss disciplinary actions.

Answer 1

Answer: 3

Rationale: The very best way to effectively reduce or eliminate the costs of sexual harassment for an organization is to prevent the behavior from occurring. The nurses should be educated about employee behavior or reactions that can result in victimization. This one intervention can assist the nurse to develop prevention-oriented behavior. It is important to discuss the various forms of sexual harassment, but this merely allows the nurses to recognize when they are already being sexually harassed. The reporting procedures are important for the nurse manager to discuss, but the behavior has already occurred. It is important to discuss disciplinary actions with those people, who have sexually harassed another employee, but this should be performed privately, and the sexual harassment has already occurred.