maybe abuse

[u2cyicu]

Does anyone know if buting a comfortable measures only order on someone that is not dying abuse?

[caregiver222]

That is common under what is called a "DNR" order, meaning "do not resuscitate". It depends on the situation. In the case of my little (almost 103 year old sweety-pie) the imbecile young-pup  physicians (two of them, both of whom apparently recieved their medical degrees with boxtops and from their arrogance displayed they must be related to Rudy Guliani)) urged a DNR order on her and hospitalization several months ago. She is a stroke survivor and gets frightened out of her mind in hospitals, but does not have dementia. "She might die tonight!" was the somber warning. Stroke patients often have circadian problems and are only alert at night) I told them where to go, had to bring an attorney down to get her out, removed her inappropriate IV line myself , signed her out against physician's orders at midnight, under the warning "she could die tonight", hugged her, calmed her down, and wheeled her fifty blocks under a summer night home, then held her and cooked her a three course dinner, including an entire fish filet, which she ate smiling and laughing, offering me alternate spoonfulls. In the case of the elderly, physicians are too quick to encourage DNR orders. But sometimes a DNR is appropriate and humane, as in the case of intractable pain from a malignancy nor relieved by drugs.