Question

According to the DNR standard, the paramedic can provide what patient management necessary to provide what?

a. Comfort measures to ensure a peaceful death.
b. Airway management to prevent aspiration.
c. Medication administration to relieve pain.
d. CPR despite the DNR order.

Answer 1

A paramedic can provide comfort measures such as pain relief and airway management for a patient with a DNR order, ensuring a peaceful death without attempting resuscitation.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) standard, a paramedic is authorized to provide comfort measures to ensure a peaceful death for a patient with a DNR order. A DNR order indicates that in the event of a cardiac or respiratory arrest, resuscitation efforts such as CPR should not be initiated. However, it is essential to understand that a DNR order does not preclude a paramedic or other healthcare professionals from providing palliative care, including medication administration to relieve pain and suffering or airway management to prevent aspiration, as long as these measures do not attempt to reverse the natural course of dying.