Exploration of School Administrator Attitudes Regarding Do Not Resuscitate Policies in the School Setting

摘要

Few school districts in the United States have policies relating to do not resuscitaten(DNR) orders in the school setting. School administrators are the gatekeepers of policy development.nLittle is known about administrator attitudes related to DNR orders in the school setting.nSchool nurses need to understand administrator attitudes in order to facilitate DNR policy development.nThis study explored the attitudes of 15 administrators about DNR orders in the schoolnsetting through structured interviews. Administrators were asked their attitudes about DNR ordersnin the school setting and about DNR policy implementation. The majority of administrators believednthat DNR policies should not be developed for the school setting because of the emotionsninvolved and lack of administrator knowledge related to DNR orders. The majority of administratorsndid agree that having a DNR policy would clarify how staff should respond to DNR orders atnschool.