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Here is some sample content from Resolution of Potential Conflict with Staff Member’s Cultural/Ethical/Religious Belief System:

	POLICY: It is the policy of Facility to respect its staff member's cultural values, ethical and religious beliefs and the impact these may have on patient care. Conflicting cultural values, ethical or religious beliefs may be sufficient grounds for granting requests for revisions in daily assignments and/or requests not to participate in the provision of care. Facility supports its staff in this area and provides for a mechanism allowing those staff members experiencing such a conflict to request revision or nonparticipation in patient care. PROCEDURE: The staff member experiencing a...
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	...department manager/ supervisor. The manager will review the established criteria and determine the status of the request, notifying the requesting staff member as soon as possible however, if the request is received during the same shift in which the requesting staff member has identified the conflict, the response from the manager shall be no greater than 15 minutes. The manager will restructure staffing pursuant to appropriate licensure, training, experience and cultural beliefs,...