The physician, in telling the nurse to follow an order, states, "If anything happens, I'll take full responsibility." What effect would the physician's statement have in a subsequent lawsuit for malpractice?
1. It provides a valid defense for the nurse in the lawsuit.
2. It alters the rule of personal accountability, because accountability is now substituted to the physician.
3. It alters the rule of professional accountability, because the physician is also a professional.
4. It does not alter the nurse's personal accountability at all.
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Rationale: Despite what the physician may say, this nurse has accountability for any action taken. The responsibility and accountability is not to do anything that would bring harm to the patient. The physician's statement does not remove that accountability.
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