Do Not Resuscitate, Please. DNR orders, or Do Not Resuscitate orders, aren’t very tricky when it comes to the law and how the law is carried out and interpreted by doctors and patients embarking on a palliative care end of life plan.
A DNR order means do not use medical interventions to restore breathing and respiration if these bodily systems are already failing or have failed.
People who request DNR orders are typically very sick, dying already or the curative medical intervention is too invasive, painful or risky to endure and continue living at a certain quality of life.
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