Physician orders full treatment-including resuscitation

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You work in a hospital where there is a patient that is 85 years old on a ventilator. A nurse sees from the patient's old records that the patient is a do not resuscitate (DNR), but the physician orders full treatment, including resuscitation. The nurse questions the physician who says the patient has a chance to survive. In your opinion, how should this situation be handled?

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