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http://dx.doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2018.24.4.379

Nursing Students' Experience of Sexual Harassment During Clinical Practicum: A Phenomenological Approach  

Kim, Mijong (Department of Nursing, Hannam University)
Kim, Taeim (Department of Nursing, Daejeon University)
Tilley, Donna Scott (College of Nursing, Texas Woman's University)
Kapusta, Ann (College of Nursing, Texas Woman's University)
Allen, Denise (College of Nursing, Texas Woman's University)
Cho, Ho Soon Michelle (College of Nursing, Texas Woman's University)
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Women's Health Nursing / v.24, no.4, 2018 , pp. 379-391 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: To describe nursing students' experience of sexual harassment during clinical practicum. Methods: An interpretive phenomenological qualitative approach was used to understand contextual experiences of participants. Individual in-depth interviews were conducted to collect data from thirteen nursing students who experienced sexual harassment during clinical practice in general hospitals at D metropolitan city. All interviews were recorded and transcribed into Korean and English. Transcripts were analyzed using the data analysis method described by Diekelmann, Allen, and Tanner. Results: The following 12 themes emerged from the data: 'unprepared to respond', 'lack of education', 'unsure about when behavior crosses the line', 'power differential for nursing students', 'balancing self-preservation with obligations to patients', 'shame', 'feeling responsible for not being able to prevent the harassment', 'impact on patient care', 'fear of what might have happened', 'fear of repercussions', 'long term impact', and 'peer support'. Conclusion: Participants in this study described feeling an obligation to care for their patients. However, they seemed to be unable to balance this while feeling vulnerable to sexual harassment with strong negative feelings. Helping students recognize and effectively deal with sexual harassment is a critical element to assure quality learning for participants and maintain quality of care during clinical practice.
Keywords
Sexual harassment; Nursing; Students; Qualitative research;
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