A pharmacy manager, prior to leaving work, notifies the attending pharmacist that he is in charge of the pharmacy. Among his duties is to monitor the IV admixture room. Which of the four elements of an act of negligence can be proven here?

Out of the four elements, the element of Pharmacist malpractice is an act of negligence that can be proven here.

Explanation:

The procedures followed in a complicated setting like that of an IV admixture room are by law expected to be supervised by responsible authorities all the time the room is operational. The act of the manager of leaving the work by assigning his work unofficially to someone else who may not be capable of handling the running operations is termed as Pharmacist malpractice.