title: Physician-nurse conflict: can nurses refuse to carry out doctor's orders?
authors.affiliation: San Diego Hospice, San Diego, California 92103, USA. mfrederich@sdhospice.org
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Frederich
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Strong
authors.forename: Charles F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: von Gunten
mesh_terms: D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D019555:Physician-Nurse Relations; D016079:Refusal to Treat