DNR Varies Depending on Patient’s location
Dear Mr. Premack: My father has been in the nursing home for a few years, and I recently (as his agent under his medical power of attorney) authorized an out-of-hospital DNR for him. He has been through so much, and would not have any quality of life if he was resuscitated. What I’d like to know is whether this out of hospital DNR also applies if he is transferred into a hospital, or if there is something more I must do upon hospitalization? – T.F. The initials DNR stand for