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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