Editing Management of Care – RN Practice Questions (section)

==Question 6==
A newly hired registered nurse tells the preceptor, "This client has a do-not-resuscitate order, so I do not think we should give the antibiotic that was ordered for the pneumonia." Which response by the preceptor is '''best'''?
# "You are right. A do-not-resuscitate order means we provide comfort measures only."
# "A do-not-resuscitate order applies only to resuscitation. The antibiotic should be administered as ordered."
# "Let us call the provider to find out whether treatment is still appropriate for this client."
# "The family should decide whether the antibiotic is given."

'''Answer:''' 2. "A do-not-resuscitate order applies only to resuscitation. The antibiotic should be administered as ordered."

''Rationale:'' A do-not-resuscitate order directs that cardiopulmonary resuscitation not be performed. It does not withdraw or limit any other indicated treatment, including antibiotics, oxygen, analgesia, nutrition, or wound care, unless those limits are separately documented. Option 1 confuses a do-not-resuscitate order with comfort-measures-only status. Option 3 delays an ordered treatment for a question that already has a clear answer. Option 4 misplaces a treatment decision that has already been ordered and to which the client has not objected.