Out of Hospital DNRs for School Aged Children

A twelve-year-old boy with terminal osteosarcoma on hospice, is reluctant to return to school after the school informed the family that his DNR request, which was signed by his physician, would not be honored at school.

• What additional information would you, this child’s healthcare provider, need to know and what would you do with that information?
• Is the school’s decision ethically supported? Legally? Why or Why Not?

Apply Theory (Specific Professional Healthcare Competencies + Clinical Medical Ethical Principles) to Practice in order to provide Optimal Patient-Centered Care (OPCC)