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.
Utilitarianism: John Stuart Mill. 1) The basic principle of Mill's Utilitarianism is the greatest happiness principle (PU): an action is right insofar as it maximizes general utility, which Mill identifies with happiness. NOTES: