GCU HLT520 Respondeat Superior Paper

Scenario: A patient had surgery and the nurse-anesthetist
administered
the anesthesia. The patient subsequently arrested and died
while under
anesthesia. An investigation concluded that the patient was
not
receiving the needed amount of oxygen and the nurse-anesthetist
missed
the changes in the vital signs until the patient was close
to cardiac
arrest. The surgeon initially had assisted in positioning
the patient
and had helped to administer some of the initial anesthetic.

1) Write an analysis (750-1,000 words) of the situation and
argue
whether the doctrine of “respondeat superior”
would cause the surgeon
to have vicarious liability for the patient’s death.

2) Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines
found in
the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
An
abstract is not required.

3) This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will
be using
the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students
should review
the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar
with
the assignment criteria and expectations for successful
completion of
the assignment