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In addition to the mission statement, the hospital could develop a values and ethics statement that clearly defines the values and ethics of the hospital. This can be based on the hospital's religious affiliation and, in order to ensure that the entire hospital is in agreement·or at least understands·the statement, this should be developed by an interdepartmental team of volunteers. The values and ethics statement should thus be a document that builds on the mission statement, but that clearly outlines the framework within which decisions can be made.
The hospital could also implement formal decision making processes for key healthcare decisions, and guidelines for decisions as a whole. This decision making process should be based on both the mission statement and the ethics and values statement, and should provide clear guidelines for issues such as DNR orders as well as define·so much as is possible·what con
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