In palliative care, code status can be a preoccupation. Goals of care discussions may be the most common reason for a patient being referred to a palliative care service, but often the purpose of such consultations is overtly or implicitly to “get the DNR.” Pressures from referrers, as well as our own views about the appropriateness of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), may influence how we present the code status discussion to patients and families. Two papers in this issue of the Journal highlight different approaches to conversations about goals of care.
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