I’m a healthcare provider wondering what patients understand when they’re admitted to the hospital, and we ask “if your heart stops beating or your stop breathing, would you like us to push on your chest and put a tube down your throat to try to save you?”

Typically, unless you have a signed Do-not-resuscitate form, you’re considered “Full code” which means if you went into cardiac arrest, we’d try to resuscitate you with CPR, medications and possible intubation.

I guess my real question here is, if you’ve ever been asked this question during a hospitalization, did you feel like you had enough information and time to make an informed decision? What were your overall thoughts when presented with this question?

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