What Is the Best Way a Hospital Can Avoid Fragmented

question 15

Multiple Choice

What is the best way a hospital can avoid fragmented patient care

• A) Put the medical director in charge.
• B) Put the chief hospital administrator in charge.
• C) Put a head nurse in charge.
• D) Require direct communication between physicians and other allied health workers.

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Definitions:

Utilitarianism

An ethical theory that posits the best action is the one that maximizes utility, usually defined as that which produces the greatest well-being of the greatest number of people.

Virtue Ethics

An ethical theory that emphasizes virtues of mind, character, and sense of honesty as the basis for morality.

Ethics of Care

A normative ethical theory that emphasizes interpersonal relationships and compassion as foundational to moral action.

Psychological Egoism

The theory that suggests that all human actions are motivated by self-interest, even in what seem to be acts of altruism.