Patient rights issues and their implications for pastoral caregivers.
Reports on actual results of operationalizing the "spiritual concerns" dimension of the Patient Self-Determination Act in one hospital setting. Opines a variety of implications for hospital chaplains and for Clinical Pastoral Education.
Austin
L J
LJ
Baptist Health System of East Tennessee, Knoxville 37901, USA.
D000068:Accreditation; D002604:Chaplaincy Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D010327:Pastoral Care / Q000592:standards*; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D016730:Program Development; D013714:Tennessee