TABLE 3.

Example of qualitative content analysis process.

Meaning unit	Condensation	Code	Subcategories	Categories	Main category
I was caring for an ill patient who had been hospitalized for some time, and I treated him with kindness. When he recovered, he proposed a love affair with me. It was my fault for failing to observe the boundaries, and thus he permitted himself to make this offer. I should have avoided using terms like “my dear”. Privacy must be respected to prevent these occurrences	Kindness and intimacy with the patient and non-observance of boundaries and privacy and the patient’s misconception and offer to establish a love relationship with a nurse	Observing privacy with patients as a deterrent factor of sexual harassment	Communications privacy	Behavioral response	Strategies to prevent sexual harassment
A male coworker sent me a romantic message. We were both married. During my night shifts, he discussed sex with me. I asked the head nurse not to schedule me on the same shift as him. This is how I got rid of him	A married male nurse harassed a married female nurse by sending love messages and engaging in sex talk	Separating and controlling harassers as a strategy to prevent sexual harassment	Management of scheduling	Working conditions adjustment
I was alone in the examination room. Then, one of the male patients came over and hugged me. As a novice, I did not know I had to be careful. I even kept an eye on what was going on behind me. Nobody told me to be careful when I was in a situation like this	Male patients’ harassment of female nurses as a result of a lack of nurse’s education on such harassment	Educating and warning nursing staff about sexual harassment in the workplace	In-service training to reduce sexual harassment among staff	Informing
I once spent the night alone in a nursing station. The escort of the patient approached and attempted to harass me. I pointed to the camera. Interestingly, he took a step back immediately upon noticing the camera	The patient’s escort approached the nurse to harass her, but backed away when he saw the camera	Installing cameras in hospitals to prevent sexual harassment	Installing a camera to prevent sexual harassment	Hospital security guards