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Ethical dilemmas of do-not-resuscitate orders in surgery
1Palm Beach Community College, Lake Worth, Fla.
AORN Journal
|September 1, 1994
Abstract:
One of the most troublesome ethical dilemmas that perioperative nurses face is do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders for surgical patients. The principles of futility, informed consent, autonomy, and beneficence underpin ethical decision making about DNR orders in surgical patients.
Keywords:
Death and Euthanasia