This further implies that the doc writing the DNR order knows the patient and family well enough to be able to predict what the patient would want in the situation. This isn't a 5-min encounter! Also, the question to the family isn't what "they" think, but knowing the patient as well as they do, what do they think the "person" would want…
This further implies that the doc writing the DNR order knows the patient and family well enough to be able to predict what the patient would want in the situation. This isn't a 5-min encounter! Also, the question to the family isn't what "they" think, but knowing the patient as well as they do, what do they think the "person" would want done. THAT is the key question.
I have had thousands of these discussions. I have led code teams, and attended many patients. What would he or she want in this situation? That is the only question, the only mindset.
This further implies that the doc writing the DNR order knows the patient and family well enough to be able to predict what the patient would want in the situation. This isn't a 5-min encounter! Also, the question to the family isn't what "they" think, but knowing the patient as well as they do, what do they think the "person" would want done. THAT is the key question.
I have had thousands of these discussions. I have led code teams, and attended many patients. What would he or she want in this situation? That is the only question, the only mindset.