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DNR

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DNR
abbr.
do not resuscitate (a physician's order to refrain from initiating a code blue)

DNR,
abbreviation for do not resuscitate. See no code.

DNR
Do not resuscitate End of life decisions An order written in a Pt's chart that explicitly and unequivocally states that CPR–eg, intubation, pounding, defibrillation, should not be initiated if a Pt is found in cardiac arrest. See Medical futility. Cf Advance directives, Euthanasia, Living will.


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