Distinguish the following actions by two physicians on a hos…
Distinguish the following actions by two physicians on a hospital’s medical staff. Physician A performs a procedure but mistakenly uses the incorrect instrument, resulting in injury to the patient. Physician B inserts a prosthetic device into a patient that is known to be defective. The physician did not intend to harm the patient, but he did not want to wait for a device that was not defective. Which of the following statements is the most correct?