In an effort to attract clinic physicians, the hospital has agreed to provide a nurse to work in the physician's office. The nurse will work under the direction and supervision of the physician whose clinic is housed with the hospital building. Which doctrine most closely describes the conditions in which this nurse is working?

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Rationale 1: Borrowed servant occurs when a person, while under contract to one entity, is "loaned" to another entity that will direct and supervise the details of the person's work.
Rationale 2: A dual servant is one who can be shown to serve both entities at the same time.
Rationale 3: As an agent of the principal, the person is under the control of only the principal or single employer.
Rationale 4: An independent contractor is one who arranges with another to perform a service for him or her but who is not under the control or right to control of the second person.

In an Effort to Attract Clinic Physicians, the Hospital Has