A Nursing Home Patient Is Admitted to the Critical Care

A nursing home patient is admitted to the critical care unit with a severe case of pneumonia.No living will or designation of health care surrogate is noted on the chart.In the event this patient needs intubation and/or cardiopulmonary resuscitation,what should be the nurse's action?

A) Activate the code team, but initiate a "slow" code.
B) Call the nursing home to determine the patient's or family's wishes.
C) Code the patient for 5 minutes and then cease efforts.
D) Initiate intubation and/or cardiopulmonary resuscitation efforts.

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