The national POLST paradigm initiative, 2nd Edition #178

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 241-242

  Citko, Judy ^a   Moss, Alvin H ^a   Carley, Margaret ^a   Tolle, Susan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NUTRITION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ORDERS FOR LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESUSCITATION; SHORT SURVEY;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; RECORDS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951699565     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2010.9730     Document Type: Short Survey

References (4)

1. Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Paradigm. Available at: www.polst.org (Last accessed January 9, 2011).
2. Tolle SW, Tilden VP, Dunn P, Nelson C: A prospective study of the efficacy of the physician orders for life sustaining treatment. J Am Geriatr Soc 1998;46:1097-1102. (Pubitemid 28415598)
3. Hickman SE, Hammes BJ, Moss AH, Tolle SW: Hope for the future: achieving the original intent of advance directives. Hastings Cent Rep 2005;35(6 Suppl):S26-S30. (Pubitemid 41751846)
4. Hickman SE, Nelson CA, Perrin NA, Moss AH, Hammes BJ, Tolle SW: A comparison of methods to communicate treatment preferences in nursing facilities: Traditional practices versus the physician orders for life-sustaining treatment program. J Am Geriatr Soc 2010;58:1241-1248.