Medical Staff House Staff Orientation Manual - Montefiore Medical ...
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• OD1091-4 Affidavit of Close Friend consenting to DNR (single page-pink-- in<br />
English Spanish )<br />
• OD1091-5 Nonhospital DNR (single page-white--order for ambulatory care and<br />
community settings.<br />
Note: After completing the appropriate forms, the attending physician must enter a written or<br />
electronic DNR order.<br />
Disputes about DNR orders for incapacitated patients trigger a dispute mediation process, during<br />
which the DNR is suspended and resuscitation must be attempted in the event of an arrest. When<br />
the patient’s attending physician has a conscientious objection to issuing a DNR order for a<br />
suitable patient, that physician must transfer the patient to another attending.<br />
CONTACT:<br />
<strong>Medical</strong> Director’s Office 718- 920-7052<br />
Palliative Care 718- 920-6378<br />
Bioethics (Moses) 718- 920-6226<br />
(Weiler) 718- 904-2299<br />
DO-NOT-INTUBATE (DNI) ORDERS<br />
Summary -Administrative Policy and Procedure #JD05.1<br />
Note: This summary contains the key points of this policy and the related procedures. For a<br />
complete understanding of all the relevant provisions, it is necessary to thoroughly read the<br />
full policy.<br />
WHAT:<br />
• In a cardiopulmonary arrest a DNR order permits withholding both intubation and other<br />
components of CPR. A separate DNI order is not needed.<br />
• In situations other than an arrest, such as acute respiratory distress, a separate DNI order is<br />
necessary to forego intubation.<br />
In practice, many patients will request and will meet the conditions for both DNR and DNI<br />
orders but the criteria for consenting to and implementing them are very different.<br />
NOTE: Do-not-intubate (DNI) orders are distinct from do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders and,<br />
therefore, are covered under a separate do-not-intubate (DNI) policy.<br />
WHO:<br />
A DNI order may be considered for :<br />
• a capacitated patient whose attending physician determines that a do-not-intubate (DNI)<br />
order is medically indicated and recommends this course, or<br />
• an incapacitated patient whose attending determines that a DNI order is medically<br />
indicated and recommends this course to the health care agent or the family/ surrogate<br />
who knows the patient’s wishes about intubation; or<br />
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