| A | B |
|---|
| advocate | plead the cause of another |
| beneficence | act of doing good |
| euthanasia | mercy killing |
| nonmaleficence | refraining from harming or committing evil |
| veracity | telling the truth |
| fidelity | being faithful, trustworthy & dependable |
| ethics | thoughts, judgments, and actions on issues that have implications of moral right and wrong |
| etiquette | Courtesy, customs, and manners |
| Code of Hammurabi | 2250 BC- earliest written Code of Ethics for medicine |
| Thomas Percival | English physician who wrote Code of medical ethics |
| duty | obligation a person has or perceives himself or herself to have |
| rights | claims a person/group makes on society or individuals |
| justice | treat all fairly, distributing risks & benefits equally |
| autonomy | maximize the individual’s right to make own decisions |
| confidentiality | respect privacy of information & action |
| disposition | act in a certain manner under given circumstances |
