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 alters the rule of professional accountability, because the physician is also a professional.
2. It alters the rule of personal accountability, because accountability is now substituted to the physician.
3. It does not alter the nurse's personal accountability at all.
4. It provides a valid defense for the nurse in the lawsuit.
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Rationale: The physician's statement does not remove the nurse's accountability.
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