A little good news out of the federal bureaucracy for a change. Apparently some nursing homes have instituted “no CPR” policies for all residents — regardless of what the patient or family might want —...
Read MoreI just returned home from Austin, Texas, where I testified against SB 303 — a very bad bill that would permit doctors to force DNAR orders on patient’s charts without consent, requiring the patient to...
Read MoreThe case of the nurse who refused CPR to an elderly woman continues to ricochet around the media and culture. I have heard people bend over backwards to say the nurse was right, because — well because. The family says she...
Read MoreAn elderly woman residing in an independent living center collapsed and a nurse refused CPR — because of the facility’s “policy.” This seems like a real scandal, but it needs a little unpacking. From the...
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