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No Flirting Please, Australian Nurses Told
Sexual innuendo, “off-colour” jokes and offensive language, are also out in the new guidelines. Those who breach the code will be disciplined, the AHRA has said.
The rules — which came into effect from July 1 and October 18 in Western Australia — state it is the nurse’s responsibility to ensure they maintain a “professional boundary” even if a patient initiates or consents to sexual conduct.
Nurses must also keep an eye out for any patients developing a crush, as failing to recognise attraction of a sexual nature is also considered sexual misconduct or assault.
Nurses have been warned that discussing personal problems, feelings of sexual attraction or aspects of their personal life with patients could be interpreted as sexual violations.
The rules state sexual misconduct is an "extremely serious violation of the nurse's professional responsibility to the person in their care", and could result in dismissal.
According to the most recent figures published by the NSW Nurses and Midwives Board, there were 17 complaints made about nurses with "professional boundary issues" in the year to June, 2009 - almost triple the number in the previous year, when there were only six.
A total of 47 complaints relating to the issue have been made in the past five years.
Agency spokeswoman Nicole Newton said complaints about professional-boundaries issues were typically among the top 10 complaints reported about nurses.
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