Open AccessDo-not-resuscitate order: The experiences of iranian cardiopulmonary resuscitation team members
Author(s) -
Abdolghader Assarroudi,
Fatemeh Heshmati Nabavi,
Abbas Ebadi,
Habibollah Esmaily
Publication year - 2017
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 - 10.4103/0973-1075.197946
Subject(s) - cardiopulmonary resuscitation , medicine , dilemma , ethical dilemma , ambivalence , order (exchange) , guideline , health professionals , nursing , moral dilemma , health care , resuscitation , psychology , social psychology , emergency medicine , law , philosophy , epistemology , finance , pathology , political science , economics
One dilemma in the end-of-life care is making decisions for conducting cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). This dilemma is perceived in different ways due to the influence of culture and religion. This study aimed to understand the experiences of CPR team members about the do-not-resuscitate order.