Refusal to perform surgery on a patient when the procedure has a 91% chance of leaving the patient with irreversible brain damage represents making this decision with a:
a. Clinical approach.
b. Teleological ethical approach.
c. Deontological ethical approach.
d. Hippocratic approach.
Answer: b
Feedback: Teleological decisions include considerations for the outcome of the action. Refusal to perform surgery on a patient when the procedure has a 91% chance of leaving the patient with irreversible brain damage is making this decision with a teleological ethical approach.
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