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A do not resuscitate order (DNR) is a legally binding order signed by a physician at a patient's request. Its purpose isto let medical professionals know you do not want to be resuscitated if you suddenly go into cardiac arrest or stop breathing. This is a common concern of the chronical...
Do-not-resuscitate decision making for terminally ill older patients in the emergency department: An explorative, descriptive inquiry of Chinese family mem... Many terminally ill older adults depend on family members to make medical decisions in China. Many family members find it difficult to make ...
A review of the nursing home records reveals a note referencing a do-not-resuscitate order, but with no requisite paperwork. You intubate the patient and transfer her to the intensive care unit, where she dies several hours later. 展开 ...
Every adult needs a will and an advance directive. There are several types of advance directives: a living will, medical power of attorney/durable power of attorney for health care, do not resuscitate (DNR) order and practitioner order for life-sustaining treatment (POLST). Choose someone you ...