A client is admitted to the emergency department (ED) in cardiac arrest. CPR was started 10 minutes prior by the emergency response team. The nurse is aware the client has an advance directive for no resuscitation efforts. The health care provider (HCP) decides to continue CPR because it was already started. What is the nurse's responsibility in this situation?

Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu

ID: 137304

Question

A client is admitted to the emergency department (ED) in cardiac arrest. CPR was started 10 minutes prior by the emergency response team. The nurse is aware the client has an advance directive for no resuscitation efforts. The health care provider (HCP) decides to continue CPR because it was already started. What is the nurse's responsibility in this situation? 
 
   Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu   
 
 ID: 137304

Accepted Answer

Document that the advance directive was brought to the HCP to which they responded by continuing CPR

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Notify the client's family of the situation and ask for help in supporting the advance directive

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Assist the health care provider (CPR) with resuscitation efforts

Answer

Demand the HCP stop CPR immediately and make the health care team aware of the situation

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