The nurse may refuse to carry out an order for a placebo if the:
A) medication is labeled as a placebo.
B) nurse has religious grounds for refusing.
C) placebo is to be delivered by a parenteral route.
D) patient is unaware that the medication is a placebo.

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The nurse is ethically obligated to refuse to give a placebo if the patient has not been informed that the medication is a placebo.

The Nurse May Refuse to Carry Out an Order for a Placebo