A Hospital Administrator Makes a Decision to Shut Down a Wing

question 28

Multiple Choice

A hospital administrator makes a decision to shut down a wing due to budget cuts even though some people will lose their jobs. The decision is based on results that will produce the greatest balance of good over evil, everyone considered. What type of framework is the administrator employing to make this value decision?

• A) duty-oriented theory
• B) deontological theory
• C) rule-utilitarianism
• D) act-utilitarianism
• E) justice

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Definitions:

Segmented Worms

Invertebrates characterized by a segmented body plan, belonging to the phylum Annelida, which includes earthworms and leeches.

Phylum

A principal taxonomic category that ranks above class and below kingdom, grouping together organisms that share a basic structural and developmental pattern.

Phylum

A classification in the biological taxonomy that is below kingdom and above class, used to group organisms with a common plan of structure or development.

Phylum

A major classification of living organisms, ranking above class and below kingdom, that groups together organisms with a common basic structure.