Moderate sedation/analgesia (formerly called conscious sedation) is as follows: 1  Depression of consciousness is drug-induced. 2  Patient responds purposefully to verbal commands. 3  Airway is patent, and spontaneous ventilation is adequate.  Cardiovascular function is usually unaffected.
utilitarianism. n. 1. (Philosophy) the doctrine that the morally correct course of action consists in the greatest good for the greatest number, that is, in maximizing the total benefit resulting, without regard to the distribution of benefits and burdens. 2. (Philosophy) the theory that the criterion of virtue is utility.
Historically, hedonistic utilitarianism is the paradigmatic example of a consequentialist moral theory. This form of utilitarianism holds that what matters is the aggregate happiness; the happiness of everyone and not the happiness of any particular person.