plural DNRs
: a medical order or a written representation of such an order indicating that a person should not be resuscitated if their breathing or heart stops
especially
: a legal document indicating that a person does not want to be resuscitated if their breathing or heart stops and that must be signed by an authorized health care professional (such as a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant)
The patient had signed a DNR.
Oftentimes, residents who choose DNRs are terminally ill or so frail that their body cannot handle the sometimes brutal side effects of CPR, like cracked ribs or torn organs. —Hope Dean
compare advance directive, molst, polst
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department of natural resources
This year, the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) completed a 35-year ground survey to document rare species in every county.—Jennifer Bjorhus
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do not resuscitate
When patients, doctors, families, and nurses decide that a patient's condition is terminal and that heroic measures only prolong suffering, physicians generally write a do not resuscitate (DNR) order.—Suzanne Gordon
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