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Discontinuing Treatment and not for
Resuscitation.
What is treatment?
A treatment is a medical care given to a patient when they are in a bad condition such as illness or injury.
The common reason people discontinue treatment
•Stopping a Medication Due to Side Effects
•Stopping a Medication Because of Primary Effects
•Stopping a
medication due to
fanatical difficulties
Enlighten people about discontinuing treatment.
1.Giving hand outs.
2.Make sure whether the patient can
understand their disease.
3. encourage the patient.
Do Not Resuscitate Orders.
• A do not resuscitate order, or DNR, is a medical order written by a doctor. It instructs health care providers not to do cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) if breathing stops or if the heart stops beating.
• when CPR is judged to be of no medical benefit.
• when the patient with intact decision making capacity (or when lacking such capacity, someone designated to make decisions for them) clearly indicates that he / she does not want CPR, should the need arise.
When can CPR be withheld?
DNR Protocols
• There are 2 types of protocols
1.Will suction the airway.
2. Will not suction the airway.
Types of DNR orders
1.DNR Comfort care.
2.DNA Comfort care- arrest.
3.DNA Specified.
Ethically acceptable of DNR Orders.
Slow codes.
Any questions ……?
Thank you………..