title: Confronting the use of placebos for pain.
abstract: What do you do when a physician's order conflicts with your role as patient advocate? Here's how one nurse initiated a policy change that put an end to the unethical use of placebos.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Fox
mesh_terms: D002637:Chest Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010606:Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee / Q000458:organization & administration; D010919:Placebos / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011361:Professional Competence; D012380:Role
chemical_list: D010919:Placebos