Abstract

Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) is an advanced care planning tool which aims to facilitate End-of-Life communication between a dying patient and medical providers. Our research team examined the status of POLST program implementation across U.S. and identified state-level variations in how infection management is captured in POLST forms.

Authors

Aluem Tark

Author Details

Aluem Tark, FNP-BC, RN, CHPN, School of Nursing, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA

Sigma Membership

Alpha

Lead Author Affiliation

Columbia University, New York, New York, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

End-of-Life, POLST, Palliative

Conference Name

Leadership Connection 2018

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Conference Year

2018

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Integration of infection management in physician orders for life-sustaining treatment (POLST)

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) is an advanced care planning tool which aims to facilitate End-of-Life communication between a dying patient and medical providers. Our research team examined the status of POLST program implementation across U.S. and identified state-level variations in how infection management is captured in POLST forms.