Your 89 year old female patient is in cardiac arrest. Her daughter asks you to "save" her, but the patient's son says that the patient has a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order. He does not know where the official DNR paperwork is. You should
A) respect the DNR and ask the son to document his refusal of care.
B) call 9-1-1 and ask the dispatcher how you should proceed.
C) begin performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
D) ask the son to find the DNR before you treat the patient.
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