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Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Decisions In Nursing Home Residents, Melissa S. Bennett
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Decisions In Nursing Home Residents, Melissa S. Bennett
Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Projects
Objective: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performed on nursing home residents, consistently demonstrates poor outcomes with less than 5% survival rate (AMDA, January 30, 2011). Study participants overestimate CPR survival based on television and lack of accurate information (Adams & Snedden, 2006; van Mil et al., 2000). This project evaluated use of a video decision tool on CPR choices in nursing home residents over three months.
Methods: A CPR video decision tool was added to advance care planning discussions as an audiovisual component to educate nursing home residents and their decision makers. Nurse Practitioners (NPs) documented the resident’s choices in the electronic …