Topics About 'Dnr'.

OK well this shift was a doozy. So at 1835, another nurse called a code on my pt. She had been medically cleared for discharge for about 5 days, pt was pending placement at skilled nursing home. She was brought back quickly, but when I called the LAP...

The code status of a patient admitted to the hospital is probably one of the most important pieces of information on the patients chart. Yet physicians, residents, and hospitalists spend approximately 2minutes discussing this vital piece of informati...

She knew what she wanted. She'd watched her husband of 52 years die on a vent, and followed his wishes to remain a full code. But she knew that was not what she wanted for herself. So, she wrote a Living Will, had it notarized, gave it to her persona...

"It's everyone's responsibility. I don't want any explanation as to why you didn't know!" Tom, the administrator's voice was clearly frustrated as he spoke to the outgoing Night Nursing Supervisors. He was talking about a patient that was admitted wh...

An excellent, moving article that really slaps you in the face with some not-so-palatable reality ? https://medium.com/@mrkjamesbb/do-not-resuscitate-1e4c177dcc92

I was working on a telemetry unit and went in to assess the lung sounds of my patient who was on bed rest. I asked him if he could roll onto his side so that I could put my stethoscope to his back to listen. He complied. It was not long before I hear...

Hello Nurse Beth, I've asked this question in a forum, but I am interested in your opinion please? In our school division, if a student comes in with a chronic illness and has a DNR, and something happens to the student, per our policy we are obligat...

I was a relatively new and inexperienced nurse and was orienting to the hospital on a chaotic medical-surgical unit. The orientation began by following the nursing assistant(s) for a shift and participating in basic patient care tasks. This was to pr...

A Typical DNR Scenario The 90-year-old man was whisked into the Emergency Department by the rescue squad. He was found on the floor of his kitchen by his daughter and son-in-law who rushed into the area almost at the same time as the gurney pushe...