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Primum non nocere (Classical Latin: [ˈpriːmũː noːn nɔˈkeːrɛ]) is a Latin phrase that means "first, do no harm".The phrase is sometimes recorded as primum nil nocere. [1] [2]
Medical ethics is an applied branch of ethics which analyzes the practice of clinical medicine and related scientific research. [1] Medical ethics is based on a set of values that professionals can refer to in the case of any confusion or conflict.
Nursing ethics is a branch of applied ethics that concerns itself with activities in the field of nursing.Nursing ethics shares many principles with medical ethics, such as beneficence, non-maleficence and respect for autonomy.
Beneficence and Nonmaleficence describes that clinicians strive to benefit those with whom they work, and make efforts to do no harm. [2] Fidelity and Responsibility includes establishing relationships of trust and being aware of one's professional responsibilities. [ 2 ]
The Greek physician Hippocrates (460–370 BC), to whom the oath is traditionally attributed. The Hippocratic Oath is an oath of ethics historically taken by physicians.It is one of the most widely known of Greek medical texts.
Beneficence is a concept in research ethics that states that researchers should have the welfare of the research participant as a goal of any clinical trial or other research study.
Taylor argued that humans should behave towards nonhuman organisms by four guided rules: the rule of nonmaleficence, the rule of non-interference, the rule of fidelity and the rule of restitutive justice. The four rules prohibit humans from harming any living entity in the natural environment without good reason. [1]
Hanlon's razor is an adage or rule of thumb that states: [1]. Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. It is a philosophical razor that suggests a way of eliminating unlikely explanations for human behavior.