Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Is in Patient Safety, Preventive & Ethics — 76yo Man | Ethics | SMLE Q#11757
SMLE Question #11757
Patient Safety, Preventive & Ethics
Ethics
Objective: OBJ-243
Last updated: February 2026
A 76-year-old man with metastatic pancreatic cancer is transferred from a community hospital to a tertiary center for palliative radiation therapy. His family provides a Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR) document from the referring hospital that appears to be completed and signed by physicians. The receiving team has not yet entered local code-status orders and is unsure how to proceed if the patient has a cardiopulmonary arrest before new orders are written. Which of the following is the most accurate statement regarding this DNAR order from another institution?
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