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'''DNR''' is legal order that stands for '''do not resuscitate''' (i.e. no code or allow natural death).  The reason you didn't know what '''DNR''' means is because every patient in the universe is Full Code since death is apparently curable.  In fact, the only people who are '''DNR''' are medical professionals.
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'''DNR''' is legal order that stands for '''do not resuscitate''' (i.e. no code or allow natural death).  The reason you didn't know what '''DNR''' means is because every patient in the universe is [[The Lion King: Full Code|Full Code]] since death is apparently curable.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/05/death-is-curable%e2%80%8f/ Average American Healthcare Consumer Believes Death is Curable‏]</ref> In fact, the only people who are '''DNR''' are medical professionals.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/04/palliative-care/ After Another Horrid Shift, Doctor Calls Palliative Care on Self, Goes Home with Hospice]</ref>
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Revision as of 13:06, 28 September 2016

DNR is legal order that stands for do not resuscitate (i.e. no code or allow natural death). The reason you didn't know what DNR means is because every patient in the universe is Full Code since death is apparently curable.[1] In fact, the only people who are DNR are medical professionals.[2]


References


  1. Average American Healthcare Consumer Believes Death is Curable‏
  2. After Another Horrid Shift, Doctor Calls Palliative Care on Self, Goes Home with Hospice


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