• J Crit Illn · Oct 1995

    How--and when--to obtain consent for do-not-resuscitate orders. Clinical guidelines and strategies for resolving conflicts.

    • C Fleming, J Mallepalli, J M Brensilver, and R D Brandstetter.
    • New Rochelle Hospital Medical Center, New York, USA.
    • J Crit Illn. 1995 Oct 1;10(10):679-81, 686, 690-1.

    AbstractConsider a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order when a patient's presumed consent for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is in question, the patient has an illness that is terminal or severe and irreversible, or he or she is permanently unconscious or likely to have cardiac or respiratory arrest. The patient with decisional capacity has the right to give or withhold consent for a DNR order. State law may limit a surrogate's authority to request that CPR be withheld. Remember, a DNR order does not restrict a patient's access to intensive care. Nurses, patient advocates, social workers, and clergy members may help mediate disputes. If necessary, seek advice from an ethics committee on how to resolve the conflict.

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