“The POLST form is like body armor,” Sally Denton ... The form was created by the Regional Ethics Network of Eastern Washington and the Washington State Medical Association.

The POLST form was created after a group of ethics ... POLST-like programs have been adopted or are in development in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., and are associated with reducing unwanted ...

“Don’t resuscitate this patient; he has a living will,” the nurse told the doctor, Monica Williams-Murphy, handing her a document. Williams-Murphy looked at the sheet bearing the signature ...

He has already signed a do-not-resuscitate order. His doctor recently suggested that he also complete a new form called a “POLST.” Can you explain what this is? DEAR READER: As you know (but ...

The POLST form was created after a group of ethics ... POLST-like programs have been adopted or are in development in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., and are associated with reducing ...

That means a mistake made in hospital A follows the patient to nursing home B. POLST forms do not expire, and thus they can bind a patient years after signing, even if they no longer reflect ...

These two forms specify your wishes about end-of-life medical treatment and empower someone else to speak for you if you are unable to speak for yourself. End-of-life-planning resources POLST ...

POLST forms allow people with life-limiting conditions, such as advanced frailty, to summarize treatment preferences as physician’s medical orders. After concerted efforts by community ...

But they don't serve ambulance teams well in a crisis, and they are not a doctor's order. POLST forms are. "Otherwise, the default is: A crisis happens, and you die in a hospital," says Dr. Susan ...

Back in 1993, Oregon was the first state in the nation to introduce the POLST form. It tells your doctor what medical interventions you want at the end of life. For example, many people don't want ...

But soon New Jersey residents will be able to access an online form via a secure website and mobile devices. The electronic POLST initiative, developed jointly by the New Jersey Department of ...