In: Nursing
Mrs. W is an 81-year-old woman with recurrent colon
cancer with liver metastases
admitted to the hospital for chemotherapy. Because of her poor
prognosis, you approach
her about a DNR order, but she requests to be "a full code." Can
you write a DNR order
anyway?
A. No, because the patient requested “a full code.”
B. Yes, because Mrs. W is elderly, has a diagnosis of recurrent
metastatic
cancer, and the chance of a successful DNR is 0%.
C. No, because the CPR for Mrs. W and in her condition could not be
called
"futile."
D. Yes, because hospital policy allows doctors to write a DNR in
this
situation.