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Annotated Bibliography

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This paper is being submitted on August 29, 2016,

Annotated Bibliography

Florida Department of Health, (2016).

Retrieved from, http://www.floridahealth.gov/about-the-department-of-health/about-us/patient-rights-and-safety/do-not-resuscitate/index.html

This article discusses the Do Not Resuscitate form and how to acquire it through the state website. It also talks a little about what DNR is. I found this article useful in explain how to acquire such form if needed and who the form identifies. However, there was not much information located on the website, the information located is and can be very useful in the research needed.

National Institutes of Health, (2016).

Retrieved from, https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000473.htm

This article discusses what a Do Not Resuscitate is and what circumstances one may be under in order to request one or even have a DNR on record. The article goes into detail about what a patient care teams responsibilities may be in this situation. It also discusses where the form is to be located within the patient’s home, wallet or even by the way of jewelry the patient may wear to notify emergency team members of the patient’s wishes. I found this article to be beneficial in my research with substantial information on exactly what the DNR is and how to obtain one.

Bull, A.A. (2015). Do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order. Salem Press Encyclopedia of Health.

Retrieved from, Rasmussen Library Resources. http://ezproxy.rasmussen.edu/login?

This article discusses in more detail what a DNR order is and what it permits. It also discusses where the order is to be located, who is to have a copy and where to obtain one. The article goes in to detail concerning the procedures of the order and what is expected of the medical team who may be involved with the patients care. I found this article very useful in filling in much needed research for this topic. It goes into depth on exactly a DNR order and a DNR is.