POLST helps ensure patient preferences during a medical emergency
A study of nursing home residents with medical order forms indicating their treatment preferences were three times more likely to have their current preferences documented in their medical record than residents without the forms, according to a study from Indiana University School of Nursing and IU Center for Aging Research at Regenstrief Institute. Most likely, the findings are relevant to assisted living and dementia care organizations, as well.
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