title: Understanding placebo effects: Implications for nursing practice.
abstract: Placebo effects permeate many aspects of the clinical environment. However, little attention has been devoted to placebo effects in the nursing literature. Recent research shows that the promotion of placebo responses can enhance certain patient outcomes. Nurses are situated in an ideal position to take on this task. This article suggests ways for nurses to ethically promote placebo responses in daily practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, LAC + USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Lisa R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioethics, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. Electronic address: fmiller@nih.gov.
authors.forename: Franklin G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D064786:Nocebo Effect; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009732:Nursing Care; D015990:Placebo Effect
keywords: Clinician-patient relationship; Nursing; Placebo