Sexual Harassment in Hospitals

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This paper looks at the occurrence of sexual abuse in the hospital systems. The paper explores two levels of such abuse, between doctors and nurses and between doctors and patients. The paper begins by defining sexual harassment and then looks at statistics from recent years. The paper then looks at the implications for the running of the hospital and the human resources that deal with such issues.

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"Sexual harassment, in whatever form it exists, is a forced exploitation and has serious consequences for the whole health care sector. It is a serious blow to the personal dignity of the offended and the clear breach of the professional and moral integrity on the part of the offender. From the point of view of the human resource department it is very important to understand the extent of damage that this malice of sexual harassment can cause. Its negative impact is not just limited to the affected person but ripple effect can be observed throughout the entire organizational setup. From the employees perspective it may involve serious psychological damage and loss of morale, reduced achievement and commitment to work and even ending up in quitting of the job."

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