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Here is some sample content from Staff Rights and Ethical Dilemmas in Patient Care:

	POLICY: Partial Hospitalization Program respects the rights of staff members to refuse to care for a patient or to participate in an aspect of patient care that is in conflict with spiritual or ethical beliefs of that staff member. PROCEDURE: All patients regardless of spiritual, cultural or ethical belief are entitled to the same quality and level of care. If a staff member is unable to provide that uncompromised level of care due to a conflict in beliefs, alternate staffing patterns will be used. A staff member that has a conflicting belief that will compromise care should inform the...
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	...Program Director of the conflict so that an alternate assignment may be made. If the staffing pattern in the primary unit does not permit reassignment within that unit, the staff member may be required to work in another area of the hospital. Should a staff member refuse to render appropriate care in an emergency situation, the staff member shall be placed on a leave-of-absence, pending review of the incident. SUBJECT: STAFF RIGHTS AND ETHICAL DILEMMAS IN REFERENCE #1021 PATIENT...