護理師照護一位簽署 DNR 的病人,病人突然心跳停止。護理師的優先處置為何?
A nurse is caring for a client with a DNR order. The client goes into cardiac arrest. What is the nurse's priority?
- AInform the family of the situation告知家屬目前狀況
- BBegin immediate CPR立即開始心肺復甦術(CPR)
- CCall the code team呼叫急救團隊
- DVerify the DNR order status✓ 正解確認不施行心肺復甦術(DNR)醫囑狀態
針對 DNR(不施行心肺復甦術)醫囑,護理師的首要任務是確認該醫囑的合法性與有效性(Verify the order)。在臨床緊急情況下,若無法確定 DNR 是否為最新且有效,應立即採取緊急救護,因為「救人」是護理師的天職。一旦確認 DNR 醫囑有效,則應尊重病人意願,停止 CPR 相關處置,轉而提供舒適護理(Comfort care)。優先確認狀態是為了避免誤觸法律或違反倫理。
When a client with a DNR order experiences cardiac arrest, the nurse's first priority is to verify the validity and currency of the DNR documentation. This verification ensures that the nurse acts within legal and ethical boundaries before withholding resuscitation efforts. If the order is confirmed, the focus shifts to comfort care rather than initiating CPR or calling a code team.
美國醫院 DNR 醫囑非常明確,通常會有明確的標記或法律文件;台灣臨床上,DNR 需簽署安寧緩和醫療意願書,且在病歷上有明確記載。若家屬意見不一,護理師應立即會診醫師或安寧小組處理。