MEDICAL ETHICAL PRINCIPLES

• Nonmaleficence refers to the duty of health care providers to “do no harm”.
• Beneficence It states that health care providers must aim to provide benefit for their clients in addition to avoiding doing harm.
• Autonomy Refers to the right of individuals to self-determination.
• Distributive Justice Concern itself with fair allocation, or distribution, of

  scarce resources.
• Paternalism In this setting, a dominant “paternal” role is taken by a health care provider, judge, or other person or entity who makes decision for the good of another person.
• Veracity Refer to the quality of truthfulness.
• Fidelity The duty to keep reasonable promises and meet obligations.