Medical Orders
Introduction
Sometimes, particularly with serious and life threatening medical conditions, documentation that expresses the support and opinion of your primary healthcare provider can be helpful to getting you the care you want. The Medical Order for Scope of Treatment (MOST) and the Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) can add additional weight and legitimacy to your advance healthcare directive.
These Medical Orders are evidence to anyone and everyone (EMS providers, emergency department personnel, your healthcare agent, etc.) that you have discussed your situation with your healthcare provider and that the Medical Order is a directive that you both endorse and support.
New Mexico Medical Order for Scope of Treatement (MOST)
The New Mexico Medical Order for Scope of Treatment (MOST) order is a document that you can post in your residence (i.e. home, long term care facility, assisted living apartment) and carry with you in your purse, briefcase, car, etc. Once admitted to the hospital, it may become part of the medical record and may inform the additional hospital orders that will likely be initiated. They are one more step to ensure that your future healthcare decisions reflect your wishes, even if you lose capacity to speak for yourself.
New Mexico Do Not Resuscitate (DNR)
The Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order is a document that you can post in your residence (i.e. home, long term care facility, assisted living apartment) and carry with you in your purse, briefcase, car, etc. Once admitted to the hospital, these orders may become part of the medical record and may inform the additional hospital orders that will likely be initiated. They are one more step to ensure that your future healthcare decisions reflect your wishes, even if you lose capacity to speak for yourself.
