my father is 86 and is disabled and is gradually die`ing of major organ failure. how do i get a dna order ?

Question

i dont want to get into the ethics of this, i just want to find out how do i arrange a dna ( do not resusitate ) order.
my father has kidney failure, has has heart attacks, has blood cancer. i dont want to see my father suffer un nessecarily as my mother did for the last 48 hours of her life when she was resucitated after a major heart attack.

Answer 1

If your father is competant, you need to discuss this with him first, since you cannot get a DNR (do not resuscitate) [not DNA] order without his consent.
If your father is not competent to make medical decisions for himself, then you need to have a durable health care power of attourney order signed in order to make decisions on his behalf.
Then you need to talk to your father's primary care physician and get the paperwork for a DNR signed (his doc may be required to co-sign) It is usually one page affair and doesn't take more than 10 min to do.
If your father is hospitalized, you need to have a copy of his DNR order on his chart and make sure that the staff is aware that it is in effect.
A DNR order is a guideline, not a law, so EMS services, if they are called, are not specifically obligated to honor it, if they are unaware of it's existance.
DNR order can encompass everything from no intubation, no CPR and no drugs and all shades in between.
Make sure all your father's doctors are aware that he has a DNR order and that they have a copy for their charts.
Good luck!

Answer 2

Your father should qualify for a hospice program. Check with his Dr. and ask if he can be evaluated. Also tell the Dr. you want a DNR order. Your father will have to agree to this if he is able. Most Hospice programs address this right away. Some require it. Do it ASAP because without one he WILL be resusitated. Also after you have it, anytime time he is admitted to a hospital the admission Dr. will have to sign a DNR order for that particular admission . It is not just assumed because he has the paperwork. With a hospice program he can stay at home while getting the care he needs and you will get some worries off your mind.

Answer 3

What you're looking for is called a DNR (for Do Not Recussitate) order.
First off, is your father capable of making his own decisions? What I mean by this is to ask whether his mind is clear enough to understand exactly what is involved in becoming DNR. If there is, then he merely needs to sign some papers (and it has to be him, it's not your decision or anyone else's, the only person who can make that decision is your father). What the papers look like exactly differs from state to state, but all hospitals should have them, and his primary care doctor may also be able to help with them (you may also need to see a doctor, it's not really a medical issue so much as a legal issue). But no matter which way you go about getting them, the doctor that will be taking care of him in a hospital should he be hospitalized (if you know who it's going to be) should know about his wishes in case he's unable to voice them at that time.
Now, if, for whatever reason, your father is not able to make his own decisions, then you may have a problem. Now you either need a health care proxy form signed by him denoting someone else as his health care agent (which is someone empowered to make health care decisions as the patient when the patient is not able to do so) or you need his doctor and (usually) one other doctor to sign a form, and there are specific criteria under which they may do so (this is all in New York, I am unaware of specific statues in other states).

Answer 4

Do you mean a DNR order? This is a question taken up between your father and his physician. You could ask the physician if this has been done. I am thinking that hopefully this has been taken care of. Is he in the hospital yet. I think when it comes time for hospice care, they will definely approach this subject. Since he has kidney failure and leukemia, it will not be like your mother, as she went suddenly. Take care in this difficult time for you and your family.

Answer 5

Hi,

Speak to the doctors at the hospital - when my disabled mum was really ill last year they asked me and I said DNR - as I am her daughter they listened and had it all over her notes. Luckily, she came out of it ok - and agreed with me once she was ok again. Would definately do the same again - so hard seeing your parents like that. Doctors are good in most hospitals though and should obey your wishes.

x

Answer 6

that would be DNR (I'm sure that was just a typo on your part). Let the hospital know of your/your father's wishes, his own primary physician. Our hospital has a no code consent form. I think with us, it has to be documented in the pateint's chart...we actually have an entire policy for this which I'm sure varies by hospital. Talk to your father's doc as well as an attorney.

Answer 7

Only your father can sign a DNR order, if he is still competent. If he is no longer competent and you are empowered to make his health care decisions, all you need to do is ask the hospital staff for the appropriate form.

Answer 8

I'm really sorry, for what you'r going through! If you want a DNA, ask the doctor that has taken care of your' father! In the last 5 years, I have lost both of my parents and 3 brothers. So I really know what you'r going through!

Answer 9

You can just write it out yourself.But you can get a form from the nurses station,are anywhere they sale forms.Make copies of it.Give 1 to the nurses station.Post 1 on the door of his room,1 in his room,and give 1 to the doctor.Then stand guard,because they will defy the order.
Remember as long as they keep your father alive,the more money they make.And there main concern is money,and nothing else.

Answer 10

Multi-gadget organ failure is while the physique is shutting itself all the way down to die. significant organ failure won't be a term i'm conscious of. for sure he has kidney failure. Kidney failure could be the two acute, (comes on abruptly, could specially circumstances get better) or persistent. (comes on progressively and not gets better) the two are dealt with a similar way, with dialysis. those with renal failure (kidney failure) frequently don't experience nicely in any respect, in spite of dialysis. They experience susceptible, nauseous and convey different problems besides. many people additionally recover from acute renal failure and stay widely used lives. Others could have dialysis treatments for years, get a kidney transplant and stay rather widely used lives. it particularly relies upon on your grandfather's subject and how his different organs are doing.