When a Hospital Radiographer Innocently Commits an Error as the Result

question 32

Multiple Choice

When a hospital radiographer innocently commits an error as the result of following the orders of an attending physician,the physician may be held responsible according to the:

• A) doctrine of borrowed servant.
• B) rule of professional responsibility.
• C) doctrine of respondeat superior.
• D) doctrine of non compos mentis.

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Definitions:

Ego

A component of the psyche associated with self-perception, self-esteem, and the management of personal identity.

Superego

The component of Freud's psychoanalytic theory acting as the moral compass or conscience within the personality.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, from Austria and a pioneering neurologist, created psychoanalysis as a dialogue-based treatment method for mental health conditions.

Unconscious

Relating to the part of the mind that is inaccessible to conscious thought but that affects behavior and emotions.