Write a Standards of Behavior for a hospital you lead. This document will be used to govern the behavior of every employee, including yourself, and the Governing Board. Be concise but thorough. Consider what behavior you want people to display rather than behavior you do not want them to display.
Example of a Standard of Behavior category: Compassion – representatives of XYZ hospital will interact with each other and those they serve with compassion.
HEALTH
CARE
ETHICS
Critical Issues for the 21st Century
FOURTH EDITION
Edited by
Eileen E. Morrison, EdD, MPH, LPC, CHES
Professor, School of Health Administration
Texas State University, San Marcos
San Marcos, Texas
Beth Furlong, PhD, JD, RN
Associate Professor Emerita, Center for Health Policy and Ethics
Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska
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