do not resuscitate order

Definition / meaning of do not resuscitate order

A type of advance directive in which a person states that healthcare providers should not perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (restarting the heart) if his or her heart or breathing stops. Also called DNR order.

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The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov/)

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