A patient with a signed Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order suddenly becomes unresponsive and goes into cardiac arrest. His wife, who is his healthcare power of attorney, starts yelling hysterically, “Do everything you can! Save him! I don’t care that he didn’t want to be resuscitated, he would want to live for me!” Which action by the nurse is best?
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