u/John__Chena

I get this from a lot of other nurses, even doctors. They think that if a patient is a DNR, it means, do not treat/prevent.

I do not understand how they are coming to that conclusion, surely schools are still teaching what a DNR/DNI order means?

Long story short, if they are a DNR, and a patient starts going down hill, you still have to treat them, and prevent things from getting worse.

If they are a DNR, you can still intubate them (unless they have a DNI order). A rapid response nurse I worked with during my most recent rapid response said that a DNR encompasses everything including intubation. That’s not necessarily true.