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October 1, 2026Nursing Older People

‘CPR even after death’: pressure on nurses to attempt resuscitation

Stephanie Heughan

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Nurses describe feeling under pressure to attempt CPR even when it is futile – and sometimes when the patient is already dead

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6ac09b061652f928be5450bb https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.38.5.8.s3

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