What are DNR orders?
The Gist
DNR means "Do Not Resuscitate."
Really?!
Sometimes healthcare professionals aren't supposed to go to efforts to keep patients alive. DNR orders are written instructions from a doctor telling healthcare providers not to perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). While this status is typically documented, in the heat of the moment the default is to actively resuscitate patients.
What Now?
Did you know many doctors and nurses are DNR by default? Why be DNR? Concerns about the quality of life, religious reasons, patients who know they are dying.
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