Kinsinger Frank Stuart
Chiropractic Educator, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto, ON, Canada.
J Chiropr Humanit. 2009 Dec;16(1):44-6. doi: 10.1016/j.echu.2010.02.006. Epub 2010 Apr 1.
This article offers a brief discussion of the definition and importance of beneficence in the context of the chiropractic profession.
Beneficence is defined as an act of charity, mercy, and kindness with a strong connotation of doing good to others including moral obligation. All professionals have the foundational moral imperative of doing right. In the context of the professional-client relationship, the professional is obligated to, always and without exception, favor the well-being and interest of the client. In health care, beneficence is one of the fundamental ethics. An integral part of work as a professional is the foundational ethic of beneficence. An understanding of this ethic of care compels the individual health practitioner to consider his or her calling to the high standards of professionalism as a moral imperative; one that advocates for high standards and strives for the greater good.
Health care professionals have a duty of care that extends to the patient, professional colleagues, and to society as a whole. Any individual professional who neither understands nor accepts this duty is at risk for acting malevolently and violating the fiduciary principle of honoring and protecting the patient.
本文简要讨论整脊疗法领域中善行的定义及重要性。
善行被定义为一种慈善、怜悯和善意的行为，带有对他人做好事的强烈内涵，包括道德义务。所有专业人员都有做正确之事的基本道德要求。在专业人员与客户的关系中，专业人员有义务始终且毫无例外地维护客户的福祉和利益。在医疗保健领域，善行是基本伦理之一。作为专业人员工作的一个组成部分是善行这一基本伦理。对这种护理伦理的理解促使个体医疗从业者将其对高标准专业精神的追求视为一种道德要求；这种要求倡导高标准并努力实现更大的利益。
医疗保健专业人员对患者、专业同事以及整个社会都负有护理责任。任何既不理解也不接受这一责任的个体专业人员都有可能恶意行事并违反尊重和保护患者的信托原则。
