tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188962665077629417.post322559177710482350..comments2024-03-16T10:27:24.590-05:00Comments on National Association to Stop Guardian Abuse: Doctors and Hospitals are Placing Secret DNR Orders in Patient’s FilesNASGAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750715258684749317noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188962665077629417.post-86891699621507054932017-11-20T22:05:46.705-06:002017-11-20T22:05:46.705-06:00I actually believe I had a similar circumstance my...I actually believe I had a similar circumstance myself yesterday. I forced the matter last night & today with my own mother in a major hospital system in Pennsylvania. My mother was admitted to a hospital for potential cardiac care & potential other unknowns, (not cancer), & transferred to one of the main hospital center's facilities. While visiting her as she was continuing to be monitored as she was scheduled for more tests to be done today & tomorrow, I asked her if she or my step-father made sure to provide a copy of the "Healthcare Treatment Instructions In The Event Of End-Stage Medical Conditions Or Permanent Unconsciousness" as is standard policy in our families, as no one wants to be maintained in those situations. Both stated that in the excitement, both had reportedly failed to give updated copies, because they were similar to prior, which they have used many times & expected that the doctors & hospital system still had copies (provided many times previously) believing they were in their electronic database or in their patient paper files. She said they asked if she wanted DNR applied to current patient file as they admitted her, again thinking they would follow prior paperwork copies directives. No, they reportedly did not do anything but put a blanket DNR in the electronic file, nor state that they once again reportedly did not maintain on file. <br /><br />"UNDERSTAND THAT BLANKET DNR MEANS NO ATTEMPTS WILL BE MADE TO RESUSCITATE FOR ANY REASON"!!!! As a son with legal authority to address, (in absence but in agreement with my step-father's understanding), I had the hospital staff come in to fully explain to my mother what her her BLANKET DNR meant, even though I already knew it was contrary to Healthcare Treatment Instructions which we had updated by their family attorney this past summer. With older people who continue to have pride in attempting to control their own lives as possible, I gave her the respect of allowing her to realize their was a lack of proper explanation to her. After my mother realized that the matter was not properly explained, & that they were not following even her prior Healthcare Treatment Directives, my mother agreed to have me direct the hospital staff to correct in the system immediately yesterday, with additional hospital administration follow-up today. Unknown at the time of my express concern to get immediately handled in general terms, she had a test done today which created a medical urgency issue, & response from hospital staff, which could have possibly have become a fatal one, if I had not forced the matter last night. Luckily she recovered to be able to sit up & FaceTime Video through my IPhone with some of her grandchildren, & great-grandchildren in state & out of state this evening while my wife & I sat with her while giving my step-father time to rest up from the medical ordeals the last couple of days. <br /><br />"REMEMBER THAT IN TODAY'S MEDICAL HEALTHCARE CLIMATE & COST CUTTING BY INSURANCE, HOSPITALS, & GOVERNMENT, "YOU NEED TO BE VIGILANT FOR NOT JUST INSURING PROTECTIONS OF YOUR OWN BUT MANY TIMES YOUR PARENTS & YES EVEN STEP-PARENTS PROPER LEGAL REPRESENTATION, & HEALTHCARE RELATED NEEDS"!!!!! <br /><br />THANK YOU NASGA FOR HIGHLIGHTING THIS GROWING MATTER!!!!Keith Storyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593746764568046568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188962665077629417.post-43754153136971513502017-11-20T19:31:57.248-06:002017-11-20T19:31:57.248-06:00I feel my blood pressure risingI feel my blood pressure risingCarolyn Andersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188962665077629417.post-63458902211050739432017-11-20T17:52:45.876-06:002017-11-20T17:52:45.876-06:00This is the most sickening thing I've read in ...This is the most sickening thing I've read in a while. Thank you for exposing it. Those doctors should all be charged with a crime!StandUpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188962665077629417.post-62928177780049622122017-11-20T08:58:41.787-06:002017-11-20T08:58:41.787-06:00Someone needs to reign hospitals in. Too much pow...Someone needs to reign hospitals in. Too much power.Stevenoreply@blogger.com