- The principle of fidelity in healthcare emphasizes loyalty, trust, and keeping promises to patients.
- Adhering to scheduled appointment times directly demonstrates this by respecting the patient’s time and maintaining trust through reliability.
- While confidentiality, informed consent, and fairness are vital ethical principles, they align more closely with beneficence, autonomy, and justice, respectively.
- Therefore, keeping appointments as promised best exemplifies fidelity.

Reference: Beauchamp & Childress, Principles of Biomedical Ethics, 8th Edition, Chapter 4 - Fidelity and Trust, p. 130-132