A DNR order is MOST accurately defined as a:
A) written order designed to tell health care providers when resuscitation is or is not appropriate.
B) legal document that is executed by the patient while he or she still has decision-making capacity.
C) written or oral directive that stipulates the care that a patient should receive at the end of his or her life.
D) legal document signed by at least two physicians that prohibits resuscitative efforts in terminally ill patients.
Answer: A) written order designed to tell health care providers when resuscitation is or is not appropriate.
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