Examining Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders among Newly Admitted Residents of Long-term Care Facilities
Do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders are an important part of advance directives. To date, little is known about DNR orders in Ontario's long-term care (LTC) facilities. The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) stated that in between 2011 and 2012, there were more than 32,000 discharges...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2014-01-01
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Series: | Palliative Care |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4137/PCRT.S13042 |