Confusion About POLST May Affect End-of-life Care

March 9, 2015 - Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment
(POLST) documents are an approach to end-of-life care planning with
medical orders that can be followed across health care settings, but a
recent study from the University of Pennsylvania found that emergency
physicians and paramedics commonly misinterpret the documents.

Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - March 10, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news