Yikes!!
but here is my two cents anyway...
If the woman had a DNR then by all means you DO NOT start CPR! I would be furious if someone didn't respect those wishes and did it anyway...
If she did not have a formal DNR and was not given CPR strictly because she was in an assisted living facility as opposed to a skilled nursing facility..
Then That is completely outrageous and unacceptable...
CPR is not brain surgery ..nor does it require a medical degree to perform. In order to teach( or even work) in an elementary school at least here where I live you must be CPR certified.. as well as any community education programs..including the senior centers and adult education classes...Why in the world wouldn't an assisted living facility require it's staff to be CPR certified as a condition of employment? and how could having CPR trained staff automatically label anything a skilled nursing facility?
the whole thing smells fishy to me.....