Risky procedures by nurses in hospitals: problems and (contemplated) refusals of orders by physicians, and views of physicians and nurses: a questionnaire survey.
de Bie J, Cuperus-Bosma JM, van der Jagt MAB, et al. Risky procedures by nurses in hospitals: problems and (contemplated) refusals of orders by physicians, and views of physicians and nurses. A questionnaire survey. Int J Nurs Stud. 2004;42(6). doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2004.09.002.
This study explored whether nurses and physicians encountered any problems with refusal to perform certain procedures. More than three-fourths had not, but those who did cited a recognized lack of expertise or disagreement regarding the appropriateness of the intervention as the reason for refusal.