By: Judah Gutwein, L.N.H.A. Regency Nursing & Rehabilitation Centers - What Does POLST Stand For? - POLST stands for Practitioner Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment. POLST is a set of medical orders that places control of end-of-life healthcare decisions into the hands of the patient. POLST forms are signed by the doctor and the patient and serves to outline the precise treatment that the patient...