> ok so am I hearing that we do nothing until we hear from next of kin? No, I am saying it would be in the best interest of the hospital to find out who a person is that can speak for this patient.
She is conscious, meaning, eyes open and breathing on her own, right? And I see in a later post, you are saying she is "conscious but appears confused." Does this mean she can speak? Is it logical to assume that she might be able to speak for herself in a moment of clarity? If there is a DNR on her chart, it is logical to assume that the place where she came from, the nursing home, will have more information such as whom to contact in case of emergency, no? By the answering of "No" to the questions I posed earlier, you seem to be indicating that she is not in need of resuscitation at this point and I say, the hospital in its own interest, needs to identify someone that is more closely related to the patient than the wife of her lawyer. Are you trying to draw a parallel to Schaivo here? What? -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:151676 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
