Quality assurance in DNR (do not resuscitate) decisions--the role of chaplaincy: a case report and a 92 patient group study.
This paper describes 10 indicators of quality assurance for DNR decisions developed by a New England hospital's chaplaincy. It then looks at how these 10 indicators were applied to a specific case and subsequently to the hospital's group of 92 terminal cases. Recommendations were also made for each responsibility group in the hospital.
D002604:Chaplaincy Service, Hospital; D003657:Decision Making; D004991:Ethics, Institutional; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006748:Hospital Departments; D015274:Interdepartmental Relations; D008404:Massachusetts; D011367:Professional Staff Committees / Q000458:organization & administration; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000592:standards*; D012380:Role; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000592:standards*