Medical Futility and Improving Medical Care" outlines two ways of thinking about and assessing futile care.

The reading "Defining Medical Futility and Improving Medical Care" outlines two ways of thinking about and assessing futile care. Which of the following best captures these? * [,(2 Points) Quantitative futility means the intervention is statistically likely to cure the patient’s ailment, while qualitative futility means the intervention is expected to produce the type of benefit that the patient will find meaningful Medical futility means the intervention is thought to promote or prolong the patient’s end-of-life health, while spiritual futility means the intervention will help to progress the patient’s community-oriented end-of- life goals Medical futility means the intervention is unlikely to provide a health related benefit for the patient, while spiritual futility means the intervention is unlikely to meet the patient’s religious or community end-of-life goals B O Quantitative futility means the intervention is statistically unlikely to improve the patient’s health, while qual- itative futility means the intervention is unlikely to provide a benefit that the patient will find meaningful 2. The reading "Defining Medical Futility and Improving Medical Care" discusses the formation of futility policies and standards for practice. According to the author, what are the two essential elements that futility policies should include? * (2 Points) O Policies on futility should provide measures for the continuation of life-sustaining treatment and end-of-life care Policies on futility should provide both legal protections for healthcare providers and legal recourse for O patients O Policies on futility should provide both specific definitions and a well described dispute resolution process Policies on futility should provide both specific definitions and legal recourse for patients and their families