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Discordant Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation At An Academic Midwest Medical Center- Prevalence And Solutions, Jeremy Payne, Anne Skinner, David Gannon, Jenenne A. Geske

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

Background: Code status orders are important features of patient-centered clinical decisions, patient autonomy, and end-of-life care. Despite proper documentation of “do not resuscitate” (DNR) code status, hospitalized patients may be subjected to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) efforts that go against their wishes.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to identify and describe the population of hospitalized patients receiving discordant resuscitation efforts at a Midwest academic medical center utilizing electronic health records (EHR).

Method: The study included EHR records between 01/01/2011 and 01/01/2021 for hospitalized patients 19 years and older who experienced cardiac arrest (ICD-10 I46) and were documented as DNR. …

Journey To A Heart Safe Community, Mary Mccormack Dnp, Aprn, Fnp-C, Carole Zarcone Dnp, Aprn, Anp-C, Kendra Hoepper Dnp, Pnp-Bc, Elizabeth Cotter Ph.D, R.N., Geraldine Ann Moore Edd, Rn, Bc, Ae-C

Faculty Works: NUR (2010-2023)

Riding the Wave of Wellness Conference a UNC-Wilmington from the Building Healthy Academic Communities organization