A Clinician Who Justifies Support for Withdrawing Life Support from a Patient

question 21

Multiple Choice

A clinician who justifies support for withdrawing life support from a patient because "in the end, it would be best for all involved" is applying what ethical viewpoint?

• A)relativism
• B)formalism
• C)consequentialism
• D)virtue ethics

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Definitions:

Issue Importance

The perceived significance or relevance of an issue, affecting the attention and resources dedicated to addressing it.

Pooled Interdependence

A form of work interdependence where different groups or individuals each contribute separately to the whole without the need for tight coordination or synchronous activity.

Reciprocal Interdependence

Refers to a situation in a work process where the output of one job becomes the input for another, necessitating close coordination among participants.

Sequential Interdependence

A type of workflow where the output of one task or process serves as the input for the next, creating a sequence that depends on the previous step's completion.