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  • Title: Nursing care requirements of patients with DNR orders in intensive care units.
    Author: Tittle MB, Moody L, Becker MP.
    Journal: Heart Lung; 1992 May; 21(3):235-42. PubMed ID: 1592613.
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in demographic characteristics and nursing care requirements of patients with and patients without DNR (do not resuscitate) orders in intensive care. The sample consisted of 62 patients with and 62 without DNR orders from the intensive care units of three community hospitals. Data were collected until patients recovered and were transferred from the unit or until death occurred. Data were analyzed by chi-square tests for homogeneity, t tests, and analysis of covariance. Patients with DNR orders were white (p = 0.015), older (p = 0.03), more likely to reside in nursing homes (p = 0.04), had longer intensive care stays (p = 0.0005), were more likely to be admitted from another nursing unit (p less than 0.001), and had higher mortality rates (p less than 0.001). In intensive care settings, patients with DNR orders received more nursing care than patients who did not have DNR orders.
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