The phrase "futile decision" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is used to describe a decision that is pointless, ineffective, or lacking purpose. This phrase can be used in various contexts, such as discussing a futile attempt to solve a problem or a futile decision made by a character in a story. Example: The committee's futile decision to postpone the project again only added to the frustration and delays.
Clearly, humanity is still in sin, and that would mean that God's "sacrifice" here was futile, an unacceptable theory since God wouldn't make futile decisions.
But what if a "medically futile" patient's decision-maker insisted that CPR be performed anyway?
"A brokered convention is definitely something we're talking about, but we also realize that it's almost futile to make decisions about what's going to happen two months from now because there's still a lot that needs to play out first," Counts said.
Physician-related barriers to practice reveal that physicians lack confidence in their own judgment that treatment is futile and postpone decision-making about withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment until all treatment options have been exhausted and consider the family's request to continue futile life-sustaining therapy as mandatory.
Because feelings are so strong on both sides, said Mr. McCall, the former comptroller, it would be futile to make a decision based on politics because some people inevitably will be left unhappy.
There was no support for the physicians' unilateral decision-making about futile care and the respondents were in favor of a shared decision-making.
Johnny would contend in retrospect that this direction was a record company decision, a continued futile attempt to get airplay on American radio.
Particularly in the US, intensive care provision is regarded as an individual patient decision, even when futile.
On the other hand, healthcare professionals considered withdrawing futile medical therapy a medical decision, because they considered that they had the necessary medical expertise and an objective and rational point of view.
Indeed, one of the strategies currently adopted by Ontario intensivists to avoid or limit medical care that is perceived to be futile is to make the decision for the family, or refuse to accede to demands for treatment [ 2].
