Questioning doctors orders

[ohbet]

Ive questioned orders a few times with mds and when my concern was legitamite the order was changed,so Ive never really had a problem in this area.

The other day nurse refused to carry out a doctors order for a dying patient to receive MS, and that raised a question.

If a nurse refuses to carry out a doctors order,how does the nurse legally go about refusing to follow an a doctors order? What must be documented? What authorities must be informed? and etc.

Also what would be the repercussions for refusing to carry out a doctors order?

Thanks

God I love this site

[sjoe]

I certainly agree with Youda and the rest of you. My DPOAHC is empowered to initiate a lawsuit against: 1) anyone who refuses to administer morphine or other pain killers as prescribed, and 2) anyone who attempts to administer any treatments or procedures that I have proscribed in my advance directives.

I always like these people who won't do certain things because they say it is "like playing god." Well, what do they think it is when CPR is performed, or cardiac bypass surgery or IVF or administering antibiotics, for that matter? Most of the stuff we and doctors do is "playing god," in that we attempt to circumvent "letting nature take its course."

Presumably, their karma will enable them to learn such lessons sooner or later.

[sjoe]

I certainly agree with Youda and the rest of you. My DPOAHC is empowered to initiate a lawsuit against: 1) anyone who refuses to administer morphine or other pain killers as prescribed, and 2) anyone who attempts to administer any treatments or procedures that I have proscribed in my advance directives.

I always like these people who won't do certain things because they say it is "like playing god." Well, what do they think it is when CPR is performed, or cardiac bypass surgery or IVF or administering antibiotics, for that matter? Most of the stuff we and doctors do is "playing god," in that we attempt to circumvent "letting nature take its course."

Presumably, their karma will enable them to learn such lessons sooner or later.