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Bioethics: Key Principles
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Autonomy
Respect for the individual's right to make informed decisions regarding their own healthcare, based on personal values and beliefs.
Nonmaleficence
The obligation of healthcare providers to avoid causing harm to patients. It emphasizes the importance of not taking actions that could injure others.
Beneficence
The principle that dictates healthcare providers should act in the best interest of the patient, promoting good and preventing harm.
Justice
Ensuring that the benefits and burdens of healthcare are distributed fairly among society's members, often concerned with issues of equity and equality.
Respect for Persons
Acknowledgment that all individuals deserve to be treated with dignity and their decisions respected; closely tied to the principle of autonomy.
Fidelity
The principle that emphasizes loyalty, faithfulness, and the obligation to keep promises, maintaining the trust between healthcare providers and patients.
Confidentiality
The requirement for healthcare professionals to keep patient information private and share it only with those who have a need to know.
Informed Consent
A process by which patients are given important information to make voluntary and educated decisions about their healthcare.
Accountability
Holding healthcare providers responsible for their actions, ensuring they meet professional, ethical, and legal standards.
Transparency
Operational principle that involves being open, clearly communicating information and being accountable for outcomes.
Proportionality
The ethical consideration that the benefits of medical interventions should outweigh the risks and costs involved.
Privacy
The right of individuals to keep their personal health information from being disclosed without their consent.
Solidarity
The bioethical principle that reflects the collective responsibility to protect and support the most vulnerable and disadvantaged members of society.
Stewardship
The responsible management and conservation of health resources to ensure that they are used effectively, fairly, and sustainably.
Cultural Competence
The ability of healthcare providers to recognize and respect the diverse values, beliefs, and behaviors of patients, ensuring appropriate and effective care across cultures.
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