Chest Pain and DNR status

[MissRN7]

Hello All,

I am a new grad, I want to know what is the general rule for DNR residents who isexperiencing chest discomfort? The nursing policy at my place does notinclude any info on this. Do you call the health proxy if they want to reverse the code status?

Thanks, I would appreciate your input on this matter.

[psu_213, BSN, RN]

I would say that it's a fair question since there are so many 'code statuses' out there. I've seen drugs only, compressions only, do not intubate, do not hospitalize, no antibiotics, no tube feeds, tube feeds only on a trial basis, do nothing, etc., etc. The point is, a person's wishes need to be spelled out.

To the OP's questions, I can't see any reason why the reason for the CP cannot be investigated and treated.