What is the medical order that instructs the health care team not to perform CPR on the person?

• A. DNR
• B. Ethics
• C. Defamation
• D. Exploitation

Answer: (A)

A Do Not Resuscitate order is a medical order that tells clinicians not to perform CPR if the person’s heart stops or they stop breathing. It reflects the patient’s or their legally authorized representative’s wish to forgo aggressive life-saving measures in that situation. This order must be documented in the medical record and communicated to the entire care team, and it can be part of broader advance directives. It doesn’t automatically stop all care—other treatments and comfort measures can continue unless a separate decision is made to limit those as well. The other terms refer to areas or concepts (ethics, defamation, exploitation) and do not instruct health care staff about whether to perform CPR.