Lassie /las-sie/ [2 sylls.] as a girls' name is of Middle English origin, and the meaning of Lassie is little girl. Lass is a Scottish and Northern English term for a girl.
Ethics and Medical Futility: The Healthcare Professional's Role. Target Audience And Goal Statement. This activity is intended for advanced practice nurses, RNs, and any other healthcare professionals with interest and experience in caring for the elderly.
A system of ethics according to which the rightness or wrongness of an action should be judged by its consequences. The goal of utilitarian ethics is to promote the greatest happiness for the greatest number. Jeremy Bentham, an English philosopher, was the founder of utilitarianism; John Stuart Mill was its best-known defender.