Rooted in the concept of duty, the nursing profession prides itself on a duty-to-other relationship while justice and fairness are foundational principles of ethical decision making and all human beings have equal worth (Adam, 2011). Staff have a duty to respect the patient's autonomy and not cause any harm. In contrast, the theory of utilitarianism asks the question regardless of the action itself, it achieved the greatest positive result for the greatest number of people (RODP, 2015). Furthermore, it refers to the fact that the satisfaction of the greatest number of people is considered the greatest good. For example, in the emergency room triage system, patients do not receive care in order of arrival, but in order of greatest need (Adams,