A Comparison of Methods to Communicate Treatment Preferences in Nursing Facilities: Traditional Practices Versus the Physician Orders for Life‐Sustaining Treatment Program

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the relationship between two methods to communicate treatment preferences (Physician Orders for Life‐Sustaining Treatment (POLST) program vs traditional practices) and documentation of life‐sustaining treatment orders, symptom assessment and management, and use of life‐sustaining treatments.

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