Font Size [+] [–]  Issues and Concepts  Do-Not-Resuscitate Order
(DNR)  Also known as a do-not-attempt-resuscitation (DNAR) order
or "no code," a DNR order specifies what efforts should or
should not be taken in order to revive a patient who has
experienced cardiac or pulmonary arrest, and what level of care
should be provided in the case of an arrest. Since there is
always presumed consent for CPR (as currently practiced in the
U.S.), it can be withheld only when a DNR order or other advance
directive is present or in cases where CPR is judged to be
futile according to the standard of care. A DNR order does not
imply that no treatment whatsoever should be given, but only
that the patient does not want to be resuscitated. Even in the
presence of a DNR order, some interventions may be appropriate
and necessary, such as drugs to calm arrhythmia and provide pain
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