DNACPR notices: understanding when consent is needed
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DNACPR notices: understanding when consent is needed

What you need to know about valid notices, and when patients and families should be involved in decisions about future resuscitation

What do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR) notices are and how they are made is an area where some misunderstanding and confusion persists.

Nursing Standard. 37, 11, 54-54. doi: 10.7748/ns.37.11.54.s22

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