Category
page 1Nursing ethics
Primum non nocere
Latin phrase, "first, do no harm", a precept of bioethics
HIV trial in Libya
1998 incident
nursing ethics
principles guiding compassionate and professional nursing care and decision-making
institutional review board
hospital or other institutional committees established to protect the welfare of research subjects
standard of care
minimum acceptable patient care, based on statutes, court decisions, policies, or professional guidelines
Hofling hospital experiment
psychology experiment involving the administration of a fictional drug
patient abuse
action or failure to act which causes unreasonable suffering, misery or harm to the patient