ABINGDON, VA (WJHL) – Despite a patient’s wishes, nursing home employees at Grace Healthcare of Abingdon failed to perform CPR before pronouncing the patient dead on April 3rd, according to the ...

Nursing homes will face survey citations for facility-wide policies that prohibit cardiopulmonary resuscitation for residents, according to a recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services memorandum ...

A pair of Iowa care facilities are facing sanctions for failing to provide medical assistance for their residents, two of whom died. Earlier this month, the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals ...

A caution issued by the Nursing and Midwifery Council raises concerns regarding nurses’ ability to decide to withhold cardiopulmonary resuscitation Abstract In January 2017, the Nursing and Midwifery ...

In January 2017, Jane Kendall, a nurse of considerable experience, received a caution order for a period of 24 months. Her decision to withhold CPR from a resident who had been found ‘collapsed’ by a ...