A nurse who is working with clients who have DNR (do not resuscitate)orders knows that these orders:

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If the client is unable,and there is no surrogate available to give consent,the DNR order can be written but only if the physician is reasonably medically certain that the resuscitation would be futile.A DNR order is not legally required for terminally ill patients..DNR orders are not necessarily maintained throughout the client's stay because a client's condition may warrant a change in DNR status.The attending physician must review the DNR orders every 3 days for hospitalized clients or every 60 days for clients in residential health facilities.There is no nationally consistent standard for DNR implementation.States have their own statutes regarding DNR orders.

A Nurse Who Is Working with Clients Who Have DNR