Awareness of Guidelines
| Percentage replying “yes” to the question: Are you aware of any guidelines at your institution about the following: (US overall figures, with UK nurses in brackets) | |
|---|---|
| Obtaining DNR orders | 88% (64%) |
| Documenting reasons for DNR order | 63% (56%) |
| Requests for organ donation | 77% (56%) |
| Recording patient's wishes in medical record | 69% (72%) |
| Obtaining informed consent | 84% (77%) |
| Determining patient capacity to participate in decisions | 61% (40%) |
| Withholding or stopping mechanical ventilation | 53% (37%) |
| Withholding or stopping artificial nutrition and hydration | 41% (34%) |
| How to proceed when ethical concerns about a patient's care arise | 61% (46%) |