Amanda is a nurse in Dr. Smith's pediatric practice. She accidently gives a patient the wrong medication. Dr. Smith is held responsible under:
A. res ipsa loquitur
B. duces tecum
C. implied contract
D. expressed contract
E. respondeat superior
E. respondeat superior
Respondeat superior is the Latin term for "let the master answer."
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A. open the airway with a jaw-thrust maneuver. B. obtain a set of vital signs. C. open the airway with a head tilt-chin lift. D. immobilize the patient to a backboard.
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