DNR or CPR? [Video]

Being asked if you want CPR or prefer for Do Not Resuscitate is a stunning question for most patients.  Being asked about receiving CPR is actually a normal and common question that is asked of patients admitted in the hospital.  It is not intended to frighten patients but as disease states advance and patients realize that cure may not be possible, many prefer to be allowed to have a natural death.   Choosing to not have resuscitation attempted is a common choice.  Patients and families that have been educated about their advanced disease stage understand their clinical situation like to know they have options and can still be offered things they can accept. 
Patients that have no curative measure available may find that accepting CPR and possible successful resuscitation to face further non curative treatment.  They may feel that their choice to continue aggressive care is not the path they want to continue to follow.  Patients that want comfort focused care are offered to have a community DNR form and elect to have their physician sign this order to keep with them and have it placed in their medical chart.  it is a brave patient with a loving and supportive family that faces these difficult decisions and elects for a natural death.  Care is offered even when cure is not possible.  Compassion and care should be offered and ensured to patients that have these difficult situations. 

0:00 Closed Captions
0:27 Intro
1:27 Clinical scenario
2:23 Honest communication
4:52 CPR history
6:53 Media vs Reality
9:42 CPR truths
12:02 the process and outcomes of CPR
14:04 Code Blue Team!
15:29 CPR does not Cure
17:20 Summary

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