There is general agreement on the need for an ethical code of practice providing some guiding principles to reduce uncertainties and improve professionalism, as having been stated in other disciplines (for example military medical ethics or legal ethics).
一般咸信，倫理規範（ethical code）提供了部分指引原則，以降低不確定性、提高專業水準，這在其它學科中已有所述（例如軍醫倫理規範或法律倫理規範）。