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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