DO-NOT-RESUSCITATE ORDERS
For the last decade, scholars have discussed and institutions have ex¬perimented with policies governing special categories of care, espe¬cially resuscitation. Many hospitals—and with increasing frequency, long-term eare facilities—have policies to guide decisions about resus¬citation. These policies vary widely; some reserve the decision for the physician, others empower patients and designated surrogates to make the decision. [...]
