Name:
End-Stage Renal Disease: Model Policy and Procedure for Do Not
Resuscitate (DNR) Orders in Dialysis Facility
Definition:
This document describes rationale justifying DNR orders as well as information
on procedural information for implementing the policy.
Category:
Organizational Tools – Informed Consent
Source:
The End-Stage Renal Disease Workgroup of
Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care
Alvin H. Moss, MD, Chair
amoss@hsc.wvu.edu
Contact:
Alvin H. Moss, MD
Professor of Medicine & Director
Center for Health Ethics and Law
Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 9022
Morgantown, WV 26506-9022
amoss@hsc.wvu.edu
What this instrument is for:
For dialysis units who want to respect their patients’ informed refusal of
cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the dialysis unit, this policy and procedure
describes the rationale for such a policy and the ethical and legal principles
justifying it as well as the procedure to be followed to implement the policy.
Keywords:
end stage renal disease, policies
To use this tool:
You may print and copy this tool for your own use from this site. Please credit
source.
References:
Developed specifically for this project by the workgroup.
To view this tool:
View the Model Policy and Procedure for Do Not
Resuscitate (DNR) Orders in Dialysis Facility page (part of the ESRD Workgroup
Recommendations to the Field report).
Posted August 1, 2003
End Stage Renal Disease Workgroup overview page
#ESRD6, type:informed_consent
Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care was a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation dedicated to long-term changes in health care institutions to substantially improve care for dying persons and their families. Visit PromotingExcellence.org for more resources.