Identification of inpatient DNR status: A safety hazard begging for standardization

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 366-371

  Sehgal, Niraj L ^a   Wachter, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Do Not Resuscitate orders; Patient safety; Patient wristbands; Standardization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCUMENTATION; E-MAIL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; MEDICAL ERROR; NURSING STAFF; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; STANDARDIZATION; TERMINAL CARE;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; DATA COLLECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; SAFETY;

EID: 38049160274     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.283     Document Type: Article

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