Open AccessPatient and health-care provider interpretation of do not resuscitate and do not intubate
Author(s) -
Heather Pirinea,
Thomas Simunich,
Daniel Wehner,
John Ashurst
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1075.191784
Subject(s) - medicine , do not resuscitate , confusion , advance care planning , family medicine , do not resuscitate order , demographics , palliative care , family member , nursing , intensive care medicine , psychology , demography , sociology , psychoanalysis
Advance directives and end of life care are difficult discussions for both patients and health-care providers (HCPs). A HCP requires an accurate understanding of advanced directives to educate patients and their family members to allow them to make an appropriate decision. Misinterpretations of the do not resuscitate (DNR), do not intubate (DNI), and the Physicians Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form result in ineffective communication and confusion between patients, family members, and HCPs.