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This 6 page paper examines some of the controversy surrounding DNR orders. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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difficult one for doctors to accept; they are trained to do everything necessary to save life-even when that life is one of unendurable agony. Families too are reluctant to
let go of a beloved member, understandably so, even when the patient has specifically written a DNR order. This paper examines some of the controversy surrounding DNR orders.
Definitions and Viewpoints A "Do Not Resuscitate" order is very specific, though recent events, such as the Schiavo case, make it seem much broader than it is. "Do-not-resuscitate
(DNR) orders are intended to allow patients to forgo cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the event of cardiopulmonary arrest. Although patients who choose this option may also choose to forgo
other life-sustaining interventions, a DNR order is not intended to apply to any treatment other than CPR" (Beach and Morrison, 2002, p. 2057). There are various degrees of DNR
orders: DNRs and "drug-code only" orders, which "allow clinicians to give drugs ... during emergencies, but prohibits chest compressions, respiratory assistance and defibrillation" (Salladay, 2003, p. 24). "Drug code
only" is a "limited code"; the other choices are full code and no code (which is a DNR) (Salladay, 2003). These options are "all ethical options as long as
theyre ordered with the patients ... consent and theyre appropriate to the patients condition and prognosis" (Salladay, 2003, p. 24). Perhaps the problem here is the word "appropriate." Medical
treatment at the end of life is often described as "heroic," meaning that doctors do anything in their power to keep a patient alive, even when the quality of life
is lacking. This is largely the product of Western thinking, in which we are taught to fight death, not accept it. Medicine is focused on curing disease and
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