JAMA Research: POLST and ICU Admission at the End of Life
National POLST Response to Inaccuracies Regarding Oregon POLST
National POLST wishes to correct three inaccuracies in the Oregon POLST Newsletter covered in the recent HNN article. Oregon POLST’s separation from National POLST: Oregon POLST and National POLST split in 2017 due to a disagreement about National POLST’s Conflict of Interest Policy that allowed—in highly vetted circumstances—the ability to accept industry funding. National POLST’s […]
Study Reviewed Variation in POLST Forms among All State Programs
Variations in POLST forms across the nation examined “Variations in Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Program across the Nation: Environmental Scan” was published in the Journal of Palliative Medicine. One objective was to see if variation was related to program maturity This study by Aluem Tark, FNP-BC, RN, CHPN, Mansi Agarwal, PhD, MPH, Andrew Dick, […]
Research study shows POLST helpful in improving end-of-life care in dementia care program
Study premise Most dementia patients do not have advance care plans “The Effect of a Comprehensive Dementia Care Management Program on End-of-Life Care,” published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, was authored by Lee A. Jennings, MD, MSHS, Maurice Turner, BS, Chandra Keebler, MD, Carl H. Burton, MD, Tahmineh Romero, MS, MQM, Neil […]
Research Article: National Standards and State Variation in POLST Forms
The success of the National POLST Paradigm requires all state programs share the same vision and adoption and implementation of consistent messages, processes, and forms to support seriously ill or frail individuals wanting to participate in the POLST Paradigm. Our vision is the “adoption of the POLST Paradigm by all states, resulting in consistency of […]
Surrogates’ experiences of engaging in POLST discussions for persons with advanced dementia
A study published by Hyejin Kim, PhD, RN, Christine Bradway, PhD, RN, Susan E. Hickman, PhD, and Mary Ersek, PhD, RN, in the Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners examined, as its title suggests, “Surrogates’ experiences of engaging in POLST discussions for persons with advanced dementia,” an area in which little is known. […]
New Resource with POLST Form Signature Requirements for Each State
We’ve created a new resource for you that answers: What type of health care professional is authorized to sign a POLST form in my state? Is it just physicians? In which states are Advance Practice Registered Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, or Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners (NPs, ARPNs, or APRNs) allowed to sign POLST Forms? Are Physician […]
Cross-Cultural Adaptation of POLST to Brazil
This article describes an effort to implement POLST as part of a test study in Brazil through a very careful translation and cultural adaptation process. The study authors worked in consultation with several U.S. POLST leaders, including members of the National POLST Paradigm Task Force, and as such, some are credited as co-authors and many […]
Differences in POLST according to provider license (NP, DO, MD) in West Virginia
The paper “Nurse practitioners’ completion of Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment (POST) forms in West Virginia: A secondary analysis of 12 months of data from the state registry,” by Lori Anne Constantine, DNP, Toni Dichiacchio, DNP, Evan C. Falkenstine, Alvin H. Moss, MD, was recently published to the Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. (West […]
Webinar (1/25/18): Patient and Surrogate Preferences on the Massachusetts Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) Form
Thursday, January 25, 2018 1 pm ET / noon CT / 11 am MT / 10 am PT / 8 am HAST. The National POLST Paradigm is hosting a webinar on Thursday, January 25, 2018, on Patient and Surrogate Preferences on the Massachusetts Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) Form. The purpose of the presentation […]