{"id":388,"date":"2018-03-28T15:59:25","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T22:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.medcram.com\/?p=388"},"modified":"2019-10-31T09:23:59","modified_gmt":"2019-10-31T16:23:59","slug":"dnr-code-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.medcram.com\/critical-care\/dnr-code-status\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cDo You Want Us To Do Everything\u2026?\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-391 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.medcram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DNR-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.medcram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DNR-1.png 512w, https:\/\/blog.medcram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DNR-1-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In the setting of a life-threatening medical problem, this simple question can lead to unintended interventions. From the patient perspective, the answer to this question is typically <i>\u201cyes\u201d\u2026<\/i>without pertinent details<i>, <\/i>who wouldn\u2019t want <i>everything <\/i>done when their life is on the line? <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In the ICU, it is crucial that medical professionals are equipped to explain to patients and families what <i>\u201ceverything\u201d <\/i>actually<i> <\/i>means.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The potential benefits\u2026 but also the associated discomfort and side effects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Providing detailed information in early discussions allows patients and\/or their families to make informed decisions about their medical treatment, including their wishes if their health deteriorates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Dr. Roger Seheult\u2019s free course <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medcram.com\/courses\/DNR-code\"><span class=\"s2\"><i>Do Not Resuscitate, Do Not Intubate (<\/i><\/span><span class=\"s3\">DNR\/DNI) code status<\/span><\/a> provides an overview of the implications and consequences of each code status: full code, partial code, and DNR\/DNI.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Dr. Seheult explains the importance of discussing the pros and cons of interventions such as CPR, ACLS, shock, intubation and vasopressors. Each code status and intervention is a directive with its own potential benefits, complications, and side effects that should be weighed by the patient and\/or their loved ones. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Autonomy is the name of the game. <\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In the absence of an advance directive, decision-making scenarios in the ICU setting are difficult. Physicians, nurses, and other medical professionals equipped to provide clear information about code status options, can be a critical component in helping patients and their loved ones follow a path that they <i>actually <\/i>want.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s4\"><b>A few reviews from <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medcram.com\/courses\/DNR-code\"><span class=\"s5\"><b>DNR Code Status &amp; Palliative Care in the ICU Setting<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>\u201cThis topic is so important in our culturally complex world. As new nurses join the ICU we have to continually educate them on this process. Being able to speak to our patients\/families in synch with our physicians is so important. This tool will be used to help develop our team&#8217;s comprehension of palliative care. THANK YOU!!!\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>\u201cGreat resource as a pediatric critical care fellow.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>How Can I Learn More?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medcram.com\/courses\/DNR-code\"><b>Understanding DNR Code Status and Palliative Care in the ICU Setting<\/b><\/a><\/span><span class=\"s1\"> is clearly explained by Dr. Seheult in this free two-part video series available here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medcram.com\/courses\/DNR-code\">https:\/\/www.medcram.com\/courses\/DNR-code<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Who is this course for?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Students and medical professionals in a variety of medical fields. 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