ArticlePublic health nursing (Boston, Mass.)2019
Crossing the line: Sexual misconduct by nurses reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank.
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- Nurses' unprofessional behavior on patient care-A scoping review.Nursing ethics · 2026Article
- Sexual Misconduct: What Does a 20-Year Review of Cases in Quebec Reveal about the Characteristics of Professionals, Victims, and the Disciplinary Process?Sexual abuse : a journal of research and treatment · 2024Article
- Unprofessional conduct by nurses: A document analysis of disciplinary decisions.Nursing ethics · 2022Article
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- Crossing the line: Sexual misconduct by nurses reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.) · 2019Article
- Physicians and healthcare professionals in the era of #Metoo.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe objective of this study was to examine nurse sexual-misconduct-related reports in the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) and to compare them with reports for other types of offenses. DESIGN AND POPULATION: We analyzed NPDB's reports of adverse state nursing board licensure actions and malpractice payments for all nurses from January 1, 2003, to June 30, 2016.
resultsOverall, 882 nurses had sexual-misconduct-related reports. Most were aged 35-54 (63.2%), male (63.2%), and registered or advanced practice nurses (61.5%). The disciplinary actions noted in the 988 nurse sexual-misconduct-related licensure reports were more frequently serious than those noted in the 207,023 reports for other offenses committed by nurses (90.8% vs. 74.8%, respectively; p < 0.001). Of the 33 nurses with sexual-misconduct-related malpractice-payment reports, 48.5% were not disciplined by any state board of nursing for these offenses. Three-quarters of the victims in the 47 sexual-misconduct-related malpractice-payment reports were female, with "emotional injury only" reported as the severity of injury in 91.5% of these reports.
conclusionsVery few nurses have been reported to the NPDB due to sexual misconduct. We welcome a zero-tolerance standard against sexual misconduct involving patients by all types of health care professionals, including nurses.
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