“Allow natural death” versus “do not resuscitate”: three words that can change a life

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Journal of Medical Ethics 34 (1):2-6 (2008)
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Physician-written “do not resuscitate” DNR orders elicit negative reactions from stakeholders that may decrease appropriate end-of-life care. The semantic significance of the phrase has led to a proposed replacement of DNR with “allow natural death” . Prior to this investigation, no scientific papers address the impact of such a change. Our results support this proposition due to increased likelihood of endorsement with the term AND

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10.1136/jme.2006.018317

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