Open AccessShould patients and family be involved in "Do not resuscitate" decisions? Views of oncology and palliative care doctors and nurses
Author(s) -
Grace Meijuan Yang,
Ann K Kwee,
Lalit Kumar Radha Krishna
Publication year - 2012
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 - 10.4103/0973-1075.97474
Subject(s) - do not resuscitate , medicine , palliative care , psychosocial , context (archaeology) , nursing , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , oncology , family medicine , resuscitation , emergency medicine , psychiatry , paleontology , biology
"Do not resuscitate" (DNR) orders are put in place where cardiopulmonary resuscitation is inappropriate. However, it is unclear who should be involved in discussions and decisions around DNR orders.