One of the UK’s favourite hospital dramas bowed out of production last night, causing devastation among fans. In the final episode of Holby City, TV favourite Jac Naylor (played by Rosie Marcel) succumbed to her brain tumour and passed away in the hospital she called ‘home’.
Jac’s former mentor Elliot Hope (Paul Bradley) failed to remove her tumour in a life-or-death operation. Learning the bad news, Jac asked for a ‘do-not-resuscitate’ (DNR) order to be written for her.
Soon after, she had a stroke and was declared brain-dead. Doctors had to respect her order. But what is a DNR? Here, we decode Jac’s wishes and what common hospital jargon really means.
What is a DNR? This tricky term is actually a simple one - it means ‘do not resuscitate’. If you sign this order it means that if your heart or breathing stops, doctors will not try to restart it.
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