Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion · chapter 6 · id influence-c6-04-the-hofling-hospital-experimen
“The Hofling hospital experiment (1966) showed that 21 of 22 nurses obeyed a phone order from an unknown doctor to administer double the maximum dose of an unauthorized drug.”
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Hofling et al. (1966), An Experimental Study in Nurse-Physician Relationships, JNMD 143(2)FLAGGED: DOI not in registry
21 of 22 nurses were prepared to administer a clearly excessive dose of a fictitious medication on telephone orders of an unknown physician.
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Rank and Jacobson (1977) replicated using Valium (a known drug). Only 2 of 18 nurses administered the overdose when they understood the drug and its consequences.
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