As the nurse admits a client with severe heart failure to the hospital, the client tells the nurse, "If my heart or breathing stop, I do not want to be resuscitated." Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

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A health care provider's order should be written describing the actions that the nurses should take if the client requires CPR, but the primary right to decide belongs to the client or family. The nurse should document the client's request but does not have the authority to place the DNR order in the care plan. A notarized advance directive is not needed to establish the client's wishes. The client may need a durable power of attorney for health care (or the equivalent), but this does not address the client's current concern with possible resuscitation.

As the Nurse Admits a Client with Severe Heart Failure