2-day-old Term in Patient Safety, Preventive & Ethics — Case | Ethics | SMLE Q#3072
SMLE Question #3072
Patient Safety, Preventive & Ethics
Ethics
Objective: OBJ-243
Last updated: February 2026
A 2-day-old term male neonate in the NICU becomes apneic and cyanotic, then loses pulse. Earlier, clinicians began discussing a possible DNR because of poor prognosis, but no decision was reached and no DNR order is documented. Parents are not at the bedside and cannot be immediately reached. There is no advance directive in the chart. What is the most appropriate immediate action by the medical team?
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