Do Not Resuscitate Orders — NCLEX Cheat Sheet
No CPR/intubation if arrest
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🕐 Updated 2026-07-11
🏷️ Management of Care
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Use this quick-reference guide to spot, treat, and prevent Do Not Resuscitate Orders on the NCLEX. Keep it handy during review and on exam day!
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- DNR = no CPR, no code
- MD order required in chart
- Still give comfort/routine care
- Continue meds, O2, pain relief
- Treat reversible non-arrest issues
- Respect, dignity, family support
- DNR ≠ do not treat
- No CPR/intubation if arrests
- Don't abandon care
- No written order → must do CPR
- Family wants change → notify MD
✨Quick Tip
A DNR requires a written order from the provider; it is not valid as a verbal-only or assumed order.
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