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Meets Illinois sexual harassment requirement

Contact Hour(s): 

1 Contact Hour

Author: 

Trudy Tappan, RN, PhD

This peer-reviewed course is applicable for the following professions:

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Athletic Trainer (AT/AL), Certified Medical Assistant, Certified Nurse Practitioner, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Dietetic Technicians, Registered (DTR), Dietitian/Nutritionist (RDN), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN), Midwife (MW), Nursing Student, Occupational Therapist (OT), Occupational Therapist Assistant (OTA), Physical Therapist (PT), Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA), Registered Nurse (RN), Respiratory Care Practitioner, Respiratory Therapist (RT)

Accreditations: 

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), Board of Certification for Athletic Trainers (BOC)

State Approvals: 

Meets Illinois sexual harassment requirement
Alabama, Provider #ABNP1485; California BRN Provider #CEP # 13509; Florida Physical Therapy Association Approval: CE24-685021; Kentucky Board of Nursing Provider #7-0085; Florida Board of Nursing Provider 50-353; Nevada Board of Physical Therapy; New York State Education Department’s State Board for Physical Therapy  

Course Description: 

Healthcare Professionals should be able to recognize sexual harassment in the workplace and be able to respond appropriately to the incidence.

Outcomes:

≥ 92% of participants will know how to identify and appropriately respond to sexual harassment in the workplace.

Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to meet the following objectives:

1. Identify behaviors that constitute sexual harassment.
2. Classify sexual harassment based on type.
3. Explain the steps a healthcare professional must take if they experience unwelcome sexual advances or contact.
4. Explain the steps healthcare professionals must take if they witness behaviors that make them uncomfortable.
5. Decide on actions managers must take if they receive a complaint about offensive remarks from an employee or student.
6. Describe options for reporting to the Illinois Department of Human Rights.
7. Outline whistleblower protections for those who report perceived or actual sexual harassment.
8. State who can be a harasser.

Disclosures: 

CEUFast Inc. and the course planning team for this educational activity do not have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. 

Contact Hour(s): 

2 Contact Hours

Author:

Maryam Mamou, BSN, RN, CRRN, CWCN, HNB-BC

This peer-reviewed course is applicable for the following professions:

Certified Medication Assistant (CMA), Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Home Health Aid (HHA), Medical Assistant (MA)

Accreditations: 

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

Alabama, Provider #ABNP1485; California BRN Provider #CEP # 13509; Kentucky Board of Nursing Provider #7-0085; Florida Board of Nursing Provider 50-353

Course Description:

This course discusses the different types of sexual harassment that can occur in the workplace, and how they can be prevented. It also discusses how an employee can report incidents of sexual harassment and the negative impact that sexual harassment can have on employees and the work environment.

Outcomes:

≥92% of participants will know how to recognize and prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.

Objectives:

After completing this continuing education course, the participant will be able to:

1. Define sexual harassment.
2. Identify different types of sexual harassment.
3. List some of the behaviors that are part of sexual harassment.
4. Explain the steps an employee can take if they experience unwelcome sexual advances or contact.
5. Determine the appropriate process for when an employee makes a complaint about sexual harassment.
6. Outline why an employee may be reluctant to report sexual harassment.
7. List the negative effects that sexual harassment can have on an employee.

Disclosures:

CEUFast Inc. and the course planning team for this educational activity do not have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.