DNACPR – Overview
Quick Guide
- Open a Patient’s record within PowerChart, click Treatment Escalation Plan in the blue menu.
- This will display the details of the DNACPR status and show when the appropriate documents were created and by whom.
- Click on the plus button and select a document to Add or Modify from the list.
- Some of the forms available are:
- Treatment Escalation Plan and Resuscitation Status – Use this form to document a Treatment Escalation Plan and/or a DNCAPR decision.
- DNACPR Review – Use this form to review a previous DNACPR decision, you can confirm that DNACPR is still valid or that it needs to be rescinded.
- To counter sign the TEP form – Under Details select the TEP form and select Modify on the right hand side.
- Select Counter Sign Now mandatory yellow fields which will enable you to record your details.
- The form will update the blue banner bar, at the top of the patient’s record and will show the current DNACPR status, date and time.
Updated: 21 November 2025