Documentation shorthand
DNR
do not resuscitate
An order that CPR is not to be attempted if the heart or breathing stops. It is an order about one specific intervention.
How it gets tested
The tested misconception is scope: a DNR order addresses resuscitation, and does not by itself withdraw other care.
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