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 ...

In a highly publicized recent case in California, a registered nurse working in an independent living facility refused to initiate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on an elderly resident who was ...

Nursing facilities in the United States must reevaluate their procedures for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) attempts, according to a medical director and author of a new review published in JAMDA ...

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 ...