A DNR is a physician’s order. A living will is not. However, living wills have a presumption for refusal of treatment, which would lead to someone getting a DNR on her chart. People should never have a living will placed in their chart. And DNR’S are often interpreted as “do not treat.” They SHOULD NOT be signed until a patient’s condition is truly futile. Go to National Right to Life’s website and download a “Will to Live.” Hospitals have become death camps.—Deb, RN
That’s right but the DNR order is where the problem is. I’ve just gone through this ...again. As a POA I was pressured by the hospital to sign a living will. I didn’t but took the contract home and read every word. The only part the hospital was really concerned with was the DNR part of the contract. Later I was handed a straight DNR to sign, I didn’t.
As you say signing one changes the hospital stay into a death camp process.
Thanks for the info. I did not know about The Will to Live.