DNR
- do not resuscitate
Wiktionary
name
- Initialism of Department of Natural Resources.
“The discovery at Tanners Lake stems from ongoing surveillance efforts by the Minnesota DNR and local partners, which include regular water sampling and targeted inspections during the open-water season.”
noun
- Initialism of digital noise reduction.
- Initialism of do not rent (a blacklist of individuals who are forbidden from renting a property).
phrase
- Initialism of do not resuscitate, a legal document by which a patient may direct which medical procedures they do and do not wish to undergo in the case that they are incapacitated.
“The hospital ignored the DNR order because it wasn't entered on the charts.”
“After reviewing the patient’s case, the ethics consultants advised us to honor the patient’s do not resuscitate (DNR) tattoo.”