PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - S S Venneman AU - P Narnor-Harris AU - M Perish AU - M Hamilton TI - “Allow natural death” versus “do not resuscitate”: three words that can change a life AID - 10.1136/jme.2006.018317 DP - 2008 Jan 01 TA - Journal of Medical Ethics PG - 2--6 VI - 34 IP - 1 4099 - http://jme.bmj.com/content/34/1/2.short 4100 - http://jme.bmj.com/content/34/1/2.full SO - J Med Ethics2008 Jan 01; 34 AB - Physician-written “do not resuscitate” DNR orders elicit negative reactions from stakeholders that may decrease appropriate end-of-life care. The semantic significance of the phrase has led to a proposed replacement of DNR with “allow natural death” (AND). Prior to this investigation, no scientific papers address the impact of such a change. Our results support this proposition due to increased likelihood of endorsement with the term AND.