Two paramedics arrive at a home where a middle-aged man has had a seizure from which he has not regained consciousness. As they are evaluating him, his heart begins to beat very erratically and stops but before they can take further action, his wife hands them a document signed by her husband and his physician that causes them to cease their efforts to restart his heart. Which document did the wife most likely produce?
A) a durable power of attorney for health care
B) a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order
C) a recent competency evaluation
D) a warrant of ongoing conservatorship

Question

Two paramedics arrive at a home where a middle-aged man has had a seizure from which he has not regained consciousness. As they are evaluating him, his heart begins to beat very erratically and stops but before they can take further action, his wife hands them a document signed by her husband and his physician that causes them to cease their efforts to restart his heart. Which document did the wife most likely produce?​
A) a durable power of attorney for health care​
B) ​a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order
C) ​a recent competency evaluation
D) ​a warrant of ongoing conservatorship

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The wife most likely produced a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order, which is a legal document signed by a patient and their physician that instructs medical personnel not to attempt resuscitation in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest. A durable power of attorney for health care, while a relevant document, would not instruct the paramedics to cease resuscitation efforts in the same way that a DNR order would. A recent competency evaluation and a warrant of ongoing conservatorship would not be relevant in this situation.

Two Paramedics Arrive at a Home Where a Middle-Aged Man