Advance directive? i just received a c

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Nelka said:
Who decides when the person lacks capacity?
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That depends on the situation.
Maximilian75 said:
Presumably the person with power of attorney over them. This, again, stresses the importance of having your legal house in order- Life is unexpected, and death can strike at any time.
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THIS is what most people don’t do, and then they come into the hospital unexpectedly, and the family issues commence - with the patient in the middle.
 
tafan2 said:
Pup, I agree with all you said, but a DNR is not just for a hospital, you can also have one in a long term care facility, and hospice care.
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Which is why i said “an out of hospital DNR”. The rules are exactly the same. Please reread my posts. I will say that when we say “out of hospital” we think “outside of a facility”.

Also, I didn’t make it very clear because I tend to think the way we think - for “hospital” insert “facility”. You can have a DNR pretty much anywhere, that is true. I’ve even had patients that have had them that cover them in their private homes. The links I posted cover all of those details.

Here’s where I said “out of hospital”:
Pup7 said:
A DNR can’t be overridden by the care team. If a DNR is not in place we can begin CPR. A DNR is only binding in the hospital and must be rewritten at every admission. There are out of hospital DNRs, though.
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A DNR is binding for the facility or situation it is written in. (I see where I seem to say they’re hospital only, and you’re 100% correct - they’re not.) It can be revoked, but it can only last for the duration of that admission - meaning if you go into hospice and come out, your DNR must be rewritten (and yes, not everyone in hospice dies there).
Shakuhachi said:
So we don’t have to see DNR as giving up on a patient.
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No, that’s not what that means.

A DNR is a Do Not Resuscitate Order. It is an order to not start CPR. It is not comfort care. It is not necessarily even related to comfort care.

A DNR is NOT starting CPR if the patient goes into cardiac arrest. It is not the same as what you’re talking about.
 
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I understand all that. Just think it’s ironic…I came across the article about OD’S while gathering information on DA. Thank you for all you posted. God bless
 
I am not a medical professional. I cannot speak to an advanced directive wrt overdoses. You could ask your physician, they would know the laws in your state.
 
Thank you.I meant when and if something happened, don’t the nurses go to a patient’s file if they feel the directive may be needed??God bless
 
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