Three illegal immigrants with no health insurance or money sustained life-threatening injuries during an automobile accident
Two of these individuals had head trauma and lacerated internal organs. The decision was made to provide extended care in the trauma center after emergency surgery was performed to save their lives. The third individual received only minor injuries, which were treated in the emergency department. The care of the two critical clients was based on the ethical principle of:
a. utilitarianism.
b. deontology.
c. autonomy.
d. veracity.
ANS: B
Correct: Deontology is an approach that is rooted in the assumption that humans are rational and act out of principles that are consistent and objective and that compel them to do what is right. Deontological theory claims that a decision is right only if it conforms to an overriding moral duty and wrong only if it violates that moral duty.
Incorrect:
a. Utilitarianism is an approach that is rooted in the assumption that an action or practice is right if it leads to the greatest possible balance of good consequences or to the least possible balance of bad consequences. An attempt is made to determine which actions will lead to the greatest ratio of benefit to harm for all persons involved in the dilemma.
c. Autonomy is the principle of respect for the individual person. People are free to form their own judgments and perform whatever actions they choose.
d. Veracity is defined as telling the truth in personal communication as a moral and ethical requirement.
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