Sexual Harassment
1. Where do you want to be in 5 years? How can you achieve this goal?
In five years, I would like to have a better understanding of nursing practice as an RN at the Medical/ Surgical Unit: succeed as an RN at this unit and become an expert at it, which will take a few years. Also, I enjoy working with people. Therefore, I would like to enhance my expertise by obtaining an MSN degree and perform managerial role (unit charge nurse) in the hospital, where I will be able to utilize my knowledge and skills, and benefit the nurses working for me, patients, and hospital as a whole. I can fulfill my long-term goals by getting my MSN degree, receiving certifications relevant to my position, being a leader, and participate in trainings and meetings. …show more content…
T: new graduate nurse Lack of nursing experience. An obstacle to get the job in the preferred unit, because the majority of positions require at least a year of nursing experience.
4. Cite some examples of sexual harassment in the workplace. Discuss methods of dealing with these instances.
There are two forms of sexual harassment:
• Quid Pro Quo (‘this for that’): demanding sexual favors for a promotion or raise; disciplining or firing a staff member who ends a romance; changing work standards after a staff member refuses repeated requests for a date.
• Hostile Environment (offensive work environment):
Verbal: sexual jokes or insults, comments about a person’s body or sex life, sexually demeaning comments.
Non-Verbal: making gestures or staring, display of sexually suggestive or degrading materials, giving sexually suggestive “gifts”.
Physical: touching, hugging, kissing or patting, brushing against a person’s body, blocking a person’s movement. (Department of Workforce Development, n.d.).
Following are methods of dealing with the …show more content…
It is helpful to obtain some information about the company’s inner structure from current or former employee. A new graduate nurse should be interested in philosophy of nursing and goals of the desired department; locate nursing administration of the organizational chart of the hospital (Weiss & Tappen,
In five years, I would like to have a better understanding of nursing practice as an RN at the Medical/ Surgical Unit: succeed as an RN at this unit and become an expert at it, which will take a few years. Also, I enjoy working with people. Therefore, I would like to enhance my expertise by obtaining an MSN degree and perform managerial role (unit charge nurse) in the hospital, where I will be able to utilize my knowledge and skills, and benefit the nurses working for me, patients, and hospital as a whole. I can fulfill my long-term goals by getting my MSN degree, receiving certifications relevant to my position, being a leader, and participate in trainings and meetings. …show more content…
T: new graduate nurse Lack of nursing experience. An obstacle to get the job in the preferred unit, because the majority of positions require at least a year of nursing experience.
4. Cite some examples of sexual harassment in the workplace. Discuss methods of dealing with these instances.
There are two forms of sexual harassment:
• Quid Pro Quo (‘this for that’): demanding sexual favors for a promotion or raise; disciplining or firing a staff member who ends a romance; changing work standards after a staff member refuses repeated requests for a date.
• Hostile Environment (offensive work environment):
Verbal: sexual jokes or insults, comments about a person’s body or sex life, sexually demeaning comments.
Non-Verbal: making gestures or staring, display of sexually suggestive or degrading materials, giving sexually suggestive “gifts”.
Physical: touching, hugging, kissing or patting, brushing against a person’s body, blocking a person’s movement. (Department of Workforce Development, n.d.).
Following are methods of dealing with the …show more content…
It is helpful to obtain some information about the company’s inner structure from current or former employee. A new graduate nurse should be interested in philosophy of nursing and goals of the desired department; locate nursing administration of the organizational chart of the hospital (Weiss & Tappen,