Research Paper On Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Years ago, an administrator told me to open the crash cart even though cardiopulmonary resuscitation was not preformed, because a charge could be sent to the insurance company if the lock on the crash cart was broken; needless to say, I left the company shortly after that event. Early in my career, I learned that patient care and billing for such care was a priority to administrators. I commonly refer to such people as “carpet people”. I think that they must have has some interaction with taking care of patients at some point in their career, but have walked the carpet so long that they forget what is involved. Some of my coworkers, mostly carpet people, are not so pleased with my terminology, but sometimes I am not so pleased with their train …show more content…
In the end, at some point or another we will all die, regardless of technology and medical advancement. Death is a part of life, just as living is a part of life. I believe that the medical technology made many improvements in the ways of life and disease, but I also think that sometimes it is better to allow natural death, as compared to prolonging suffering. Who, in the conscious thought realm, ever said “I want to be in a state that allows this body to partially function without knowing that I am alive”? I am certain that everyone of us would decline, if we all knew what happens after the thought process …show more content…
My sister was with her and called 911, and emergency medical personnel arrived. My sister was a licensed practical nurse at the time, and knew that my grandmother wanted no life-saving measures; however, my grandmother did not establish her wishes in a legal document. CPR was started and continued during transport to the hospital. My sister called me while she was at my grandmother’s house, and she was screaming at the crew to stop doing what they were doing. Calmly, I explained that all of her screaming will not cease CPR, it will just aggravate the situation. I arrived at the hospital shortly after my grandmother arrived. I walked into her room and she was on a ventilator and many cardiac drips. The nurse asked me, “what should we do?”. I instructed her to stop all efforts “immediately, if not sooner”. The nurse pointed out that not all family members were present and they may want to say their goodbyes. While I totally understood that thought process, my grandmother had died when she took her last breath at the house. When all the assistive measures were stopped, grandmother did not take one breath. As sad as that situation was, I knew that she did not want to be kept alive artificially. She was aware of her heath condition, and felt that she lived 82 great years. Grandmother was not willing to seek further medical assistance for her heart condition before she died. She was alert, oriented, and able to make her