The common law doctrine that holds a physician, for example, responsible for the acts of a nurse in the operating room when the physician directs the nurse to perform a particular medical act in the operating room and the nurse then performs it negligently and consequently injures the patient is the ___________.
A) borrowed servant doctrine
B) res ipsa loquitur
C) Good Samaritan Act
D) statute of limitations

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The borrowed servant doctrine holds that an employer (such as a physician) can be held liable for the negligent acts of an employee (such as a nurse) when the employee is under the direct control and supervision of the employer at the time of the negligent act.

The Common Law Doctrine That Holds a Physician, for Example