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A prospective trial of a new policy eliminating signed consent for do not resuscitate orders

A prospective trial of a new policy eliminating signed consent for do not resuscitate orders BACKGROUND: Some institutions require patients and families to give signed consent for Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders, especially in New York State. As this may be a barrier to discussions about DNR orders, we changed a signed consent policy to a witnessed verbal consent policy, simplified and modified the DNR order forms, and educated the staff at 1 hospital, comparing the effects with an affiliated hospital where the policy was not changed. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of General Internal Medicine Springer Journals

A prospective trial of a new policy eliminating signed consent for do not resuscitate orders

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2006 by the Society of General Internal Medicine
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Internal Medicine
ISSN
0884-8734
eISSN
1525-1497
DOI
10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00612.x
pmid
16965559
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Some institutions require patients and families to give signed consent for Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders, especially in New York State. As this may be a barrier to discussions about DNR orders, we changed a signed consent policy to a witnessed verbal consent policy, simplified and modified the DNR order forms, and educated the staff at 1 hospital, comparing the effects with an affiliated hospital where the policy was not changed.

Journal

Journal of General Internal MedicineSpringer Journals

Published: Nov 15, 2007

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