The nurse manager performs a risk-benefit analysis to determine the minimum number of staff the unit will need over the Christmas and New Year's holiday to allow as many nurses to take time off as possible while maintaining the safety of the patients
What ethical problem-solving approach is this nurse manager using?
a. Utilitarianism
b. Deontology
c. Categorical imperative
d. Feminist ethics
ANS: A
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