Nonmaleficence means non-harming or inflicting the least harm possible to reach a beneficial outcome. [4] Harm and its effects are considerations and part of the ethical decision-making process in the ...
Michael Allen is a biology major with a minor in public health. He is a 2025-26 health care ethics intern at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. Views are his own. I’ve ...
Consideration of the ethical principles of autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice in the NICU is imperative as capabilities and technology advances. The ability to provide life-saving ...