The world of bioethics is defined by four basic principles: autonomy, justice, beneficence and nonmaleficence. Healthcare practitioners use these principles as their guiding force when evaluating the ...
Doctors need to excel at doctoring. Doing the most good is our essence. So I ask: Who is the better doctor? The one who prevents her patient from dying prematurely, or the one who excels at ...
In this part of the series, the four principles of biomedical ethics as proposed by Beauchamp and Childress will be discussed. 1 These principles - autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence and justice - ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on substantial inequities in U.S. health care, both in oncology and more generally. Fundamental ethical principles, including respect for autonomy, beneficence, ...
Beneficence refers to acting from a spirit of compassion and kindness to benefit others. [4] Nurses and physicians must view beneficence from the perspective of the patient and families. Parents and ...
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