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A do-not-resuscitate order (DNR), also known as Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR), Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR [3]), no code [4] [5] or allow natural death, is a medical order, written or oral depending on the jurisdiction, indicating that a person should not receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) if that person's heart stops beating. [5]
Although conferred in English, the degree may be abbreviated in Latin (viz., compare Latin Ed.D. used for either Doctor of Education or Educationis Doctor; and M.D., used for both Medicinae Doctor and Doctor of Medicine, the latter which can also be abbreviated D.M.). Doctor of Juridical Science: S.J.D. An academic, not a professional designation.
AND terminology represents an ideology of patient care that emphasizes bodily autonomy and respect of the individual. [1] This is in contrast to the terminology associated with DNR, or "do not resuscitate," which has been criticized for placing emphasis on potential negative outcomes associated with hospitalization, i.e. the act of "not" resuscitating is a conscious decision to "not" engage in ...
Many sub-national governments have a Department of Natural Resources or similarly named organization, often charged with managing wildlife conservation and publicly-owned conservation and recreation areas.
A pen register, or dialed number recorder (DNR), is a device that records all numbers called from a particular telephone line. [1] The term has come to include any device or program that performs similar functions to an original pen register, including programs monitoring Internet communications.
In 2009, Governor Jennifer Granholm moved to merge the DNR and the DEQ into a new Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE). [3] The state Senate passed a resolution to stop the merger. [6] However, Granholm's Executive Order No. 2009-45 combined the two over the objections of the Senate. [3]
26 of the 50 U.S. states have government departments entitled Department of Natural Resources or a similar title. These departments typically patrol state or provincial parks and public lands and waterways dedicated to hunting and fishing , and also enforce state or provincial game and environmental laws on private property .