Over the past decade, public discussion has focused on the ethics of issuing Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders, and the failure of many hospitals to acknowledge their actions openly. Recent efforts on the part of some hospitals to establish formal DNR guidelines that are prudent, fair, and humane, are...
We have a collection of pamphlets on various diseases and information on methods of body disposal, funeral planning and advance directives, such as living wills and DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) orders. Earth Anqels on Call Initially, ethics committees focused on the appropriate use of "Do Not Resus...
Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders in Intensive Care Units: Current Practices and Recent Changes Ethics and communication in do-not-resuscitate orders Epidemiology of Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders: Disparity by Age, Diagnosis, Gender, Race, and Functional Impairment ...
The do-not-resuscitate order: Associations with advance directives, physician specialty and documentation of discussion 15 years after the Patient Self-Determination Act. J Med Ethics. 2008;34:642–7.Morrell ED, Brown BP, Qi R, Drabiak K, Helft PR. The do-not-resuscitate order: ...
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Without a well-functioning, prehospital, do-not-resuscitate (DNR) system in place, emergency medical service (EMS) providers must resuscitate all patients who access the system, regardless of the patients' wishes and regardless of what makes ethical or economic sense. In lieu of valid documentation...
摘要: One of the most troublesome ethical dilemmas that perioperative nurses face is do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders for surgical patients. The principles of futility, informed consent, autonomy, and beneficence underpin ethical decision making about DNR orders in surgical patients....
This paper reviews some of the difficulties in implementing perioperative reevaluation of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders and suggests several strategies for perioperative DNR policies. Policies should be written, designed and implemented at the level of the institution, and be sufficiently flexible to...
This systematic review and meta-analysis assesses the association of communication interventions about do-not-resuscitate code status with patient
Developing a policy for do not resuscitate orders within a framework of goals of care. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011;37(1):11-19.Kaldjian MD, Broderick MD. Developing a Policy for Do Not Resuscitate Orders within a framework of goals of care. Joint Commission J on Quality and ...