Tagged as Medical Directive

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...
February 3, 2018