A patient was admitted to the critical care unit after having a CVA and MI. The patient has poor activity tolerance, falls in and out of consciousness, and has poor verbal skills. The patient has been resuscitated four times in the past 6 hours
The patient does not have advance directives. Family members are at the bedside. Who should the physician approach to discuss decisions of care and possible DNR status? a. The patient c. The hospital legal system
b. The family d. The hospital ethics committee
A
Patients' capacity for decision making is limited by illness severity; they are too sick or are hampered by the therapies or medications used to treat them. When decision making is required, the patient is the first person to be approached.
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