Do you have a DNR?, she asked me
Posted by GruntDoc on 13th October 2005
About 20 minutes into work today one of our experienced techs looked at me and, out of the blue, came out with this:
t: “Do you have a DNR”?
me: “Uuhhh, no. Why”?
t: “I had a dream last night that we were coding you, and the other ER docs were saying ‘we have to respect his wishes, he has a DNR’ and wouldn’t help, but I kept pounding on your chest”.
me: “Uhhh. Thanks, I guess. Yes, thanks. Why do you think you dreamed about me dying”?
t: “I’m not sure. I think it’s because you sang a song for the Nurses’ Day video tape, and I remember that”.
me: “Nope, no DNR. Code away”.
So, if it comes up, I’m against futility, but want the code. Maybe I shouldn’t sing on tape anymore…
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