Sexual misconduct is any actual, threatened, or attempted sexualized behavior or remarks by a registrant towards a client or in a client’s presence or towards a colleague without the colleague’s consent. Nurses must not engage in sexual misconduct and are required to report sexual misconduct if they have reasonable grounds to believe it.
Our standards of practice and other practice support tools are available to assist nurses in understanding their accountabilities, legal and professional expectations regarding sexual misconduct.
NSCN has established, through policy, a position statement regarding the disposition of matters before the Professional Conduct Committee involving sexual misconduct.