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| the principle of self-determination in a person; the right to participate in and decide on a course of action without undue influence; provides the foundation for a right to privacy and the ability to choose. |
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| the principle of promoting good or well-being. |
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| which is entrusted or held in secret; the precept but which information shared by a patient during the course of receiving health care is kept in confidence by the health care provider. |
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| action or conduct based on moral or legal obligation. |
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| the principle that deals with fairness and the allocation what people learn or deserve. |
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| the principle that states the duty to avoid harming the patient, summarized in the phrase “do no harm.” |
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| in accordance with what is good, proper, or just. |
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| an act or action on doing good for a patient, in the manner that a father would, but that is done without the patient’s full knowledge; an approach that limits a patient’s autonomy. |
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| the character or state of being universal; existence or prevalence everywhere. |
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| the quality or state of being complementary. |
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| that branch of philosophy dealing with values relating to human conduct, with respect to the rightness and wrongness of certain actions and to the goodness and badness of the motives and ends of such actions. |
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| a situation in which two or more ethical principles are in conflict. |
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| a set of rules or guidelines that address the ethical standards of a professional or group. |
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| act of providing information to and ensuring the understanding of a patient regarding treatment risks, treatment options, and the nature of the disease or problem. |
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