Why do we do this?

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Forget I asked.

Specializes in med/surg, wound/ostomy.

I had a patient that had, in 2 inch letters, DNR tattoed on his upper left chest. He was in his fifties. There were no DNR orders anywhere, and I asked the pt if that was really what he wanted, and he did want to be DNR. I informed the dooctors, and they refused to discuss it with him because of his age. Shame on those doctors!!!

Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Going to close this as the OP has deleted the post.

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