Standard of Care

[crush25]

The law requires you to act or behave toward other individuals in a certain, definable way, regardless of the activity involve. Generally speaking, you must be concerned about the safety and welfare of others when your behavior or activities have the potential for causing others injury or harm.

[moni.tevez]

ya it should be...if you have a hunch that your activities can cause damage to the society, then you should restrain yourself...however, most of us will never be able to realise that we are suffering from a disorder, till its too late...And even then, the action taken against us will make the situation better rather than making it good....

[jackiereynold]

If you feel that your actions may cause harm to others then you should definitely go to a treatment center to get yourself treated of any disorder that you are suffering. Once you find that you are really affected you should try not to be alone and always have somebody responsible and completely normal always at your side to stop you from harming others.

[Honesty]

In tort law, the standard of care is the degree of prudence and caution required of an individual who is under a duty of care. A breach of the standard is necessary for a successful action in negligence.Conditions of uniform standards of care are emphasised in all international ethical guidelines. Application of this uniform standard is good for accountability but sometimes it is an obstacle to relevant, essential research. It may also facilitate "me too" drug trials. Ethics review committees should take these guidelines for what they are – only guidelines. Medicine is a dynamic, ever changing field. Generalisation and application of universal frameworks to all situations is neither practical nor in the best interest of patients. The two cases cited above may look similar on the surface and may have been conducted in the same community, but their implications for the participants are very different. It is only fair to respond to these differences in different ways