Multiple Choice
An adult patient has requested a do not resuscitate (DNR) order in light of his recent diagnosis with late stage pancreatic cancer. The patients son and daughter-in-law are strongly opposed to the patients request. What is the primary responsibility of the nurse in this situation?
A) Perform a slow code until a decision is made.
B) Honor the request of the patient.
C) Contact a social worker or mediator to intervene.
D) Temporarily withhold nursing care until the physician talks to the family.
Correct Answer:
Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q15: A nurse is admitting a new patient
Q16: You have just taken report for your
Q17: In the process of planning a patients
Q18: You are writing a care plan for
Q19: A nurse has begun creating a patients
Q21: You are providing care for a
Q22: The nurse caring for a patient who
Q23: A medical nurse has obtained a new
Q24: A patient has been diagnosed with small-cell
Q25: An elderly patient is admitted to your