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NCLEX-RN

Category - Care Management

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A male co-worker from the inpatient rehabilitation unit makes an offensive sexual remark to a female nurse. The nurse’s most appropriate action is to:
  1. Call security and report the incident.
  2. Call the police and report the incident.
  3. Call the nursing supervisor and report the incident.
  4. Call the male co-worker’s manager and report the incident.
Explanation
Answer: C - The most appropriate action is to report the incident to the nursing supervisor. Offensive sexual remarks, sexually suggestive jokes, and pressuring a co-worker for a date are forms of sexual harassment, which is prohibited by law.
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