A 34-year-old patient in the nurse's care has explicitly given a no-CPR direction to the nurse,but this has not been documented.The patient has an unexpected sudden cardiac arrest.The nurse should refrain from calling a code and starting CPR.

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The nurse should still call a code and start CPR, even if no-CPR direction was explicitly given by the patient, because it was not documented in the medical record. The absence of documentation can create legal and ethical issues, especially if the patient's wishes were not clearly conveyed or if the patient lacked decision-making capacity at the time of the conversation with the nurse. Therefore, the nurse should always follow the hospital's protocol for resuscitation and inform the healthcare team of the situation.

A 34-Year-Old Patient in the Nurse's Care Has Explicitly Given