Which statement describes the application of res ipsa loquitur in nurse anesthesia malpractice scenarios?

• A. It requires direct admission of fault by the defendant.
• B. It is only applicable in surgical malpractice claims, not anesthesia.
• C. It negates the need to prove any element of negligence.
• D. Res ipsa loquitur may apply when the injury would not ordinarily occur without negligence and the defendant had exclusive control of the instrumentality causing the injury.

Answer: (D)