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Dispelling the myths of CPR
L C Turner1, B Leal, C Clement
1Department of Professional Affairs, Vancouver Hospital, British Columbia.
The Canadian Nurse
|January 29, 1999
Abstract:
Without a "do not attempt resuscitation" order on a patient's chart, nurses are obliged to initiate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on all patients who die in hospital. Their discomfort with this situation is often related to the perception that resuscitation attempts are being carried out, at best, inappropriately and, at worst, unethically.