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is designed to help people in the final stages of a terminal illness or who have intractable pain the option for deciding against life-saving measures that may only prolong their pain and death.

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Can next of kin override a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order?

No, next of kin cannot override a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order. The patient's wishes, as documented in the DNR order, must be followed by healthcare providers.


May a DNR order by a doctor be given over the telephone and nurse carry out the such order?

Before a DNR can be implemented the DNR document as required by the laws of the state in which the person is residing must be in place. If there is a standing Do Not Rescitutate order a nurse can take the action on behalf of the attending physician.


What is guidelines would Louisiana have regarding the status of a DNR?

In Louisiana, a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order must be in writing on a specific form, signed by the patient's physician, and be made a part of the patient's medical record. Healthcare providers are required to honor a valid DNR order unless it has been revoked. Family members generally do not have the authority to override a valid DNR order in Louisiana.


When is it legal to not start CPR?

If there is a valid DNR order by a physician.


Does a DNR have to be notarized?

No a DNR does not but you have a family that is sick and had gotten a DNR for the hospitals to see then the will not DNR the family memeber.


Is providing a feeding tube to a patient part of a DNR order?

A feeding tube provision is not typically included in a standard Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order. A DNR order usually addresses resuscitation measures in case of cardiac or respiratory arrest, while a decision regarding feeding tubes is separate and typically specified in an advance directive or living will.


When do you not start CPR n the elderly?

Do not start CPR if you know there is a DNR order.


Is a DNR order legal?

allowed by federal law passed in 1991.By law, the DNR directive must be offered as an option to patients by health providers in, and in some states, out of a hospital setting.


May do not resuscitate order from a doctor be given over a telephone order and be carried out by a nurse?

No; a DNR order needs to be filed in writing.


Are you allowed to stop CPR in a primary care clinic if another nurse shows up with an Advance Directive stating the patient requested to be DNR?

If the DNR documents are in order, and by the physician direction, CPR can be stopped.


When was DNR - House - created?

DNR - House - was created on 2005-02-01.


What are the legal ramifications for Do Not Resusitate and you perform CPR anyway?

one can be charged with assault by the person with the DNR order