by APFLI | May 29, 2015 | Treatment Concerns - Definitions / Living Wills / Palliative Care / Terminal or Excessive Sedation / Organ Donation / DCD or NHBD / Hospice / POLST / DNR
POLST is being proposed in a number of states across the US. In North Carolina, the form has undergone pilot tests, and the North Carolina Medical Society is considering its adoption. The purpose of this letter is to: Review the history of POLST on a national level...
by APFLI | Jul 29, 2007 | Treatment Concerns - Definitions / Living Wills / Palliative Care / Terminal or Excessive Sedation / Organ Donation / DCD or NHBD / Hospice / POLST / DNR
Commentary: Know Your POLST By Karen Ward, RN POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment), also called POST (Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment) and MOST (Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment), is incrementally making its way across the U.S....