I’ve seen what they are saying a few times...i would ask a nurse about specific lab information regarding the patient I was consulted on (I am not an MD).and they would say...”don’t worry....he or she is DNR”....I would retort....DNR doesnt mean “do not treat”..or “please let die”....or give them less than the best care. I can understand a nurses frustration but that attitude really pi**ed me off.Cuz every now and then someone who is DNR survives and is released alive from the hospital..
I have multiple DNR patients daily who leave the hospital in better shape than they came in. Most DNR patients admitted with the DNR do fine. The exception is the DNR obtained in the hospital just prior to death. Those patients obviously have a high death rate in the hospitals. The DNR does not affect care unless the patient actually arrests
That's not even close to my experience.............