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• POLST Post - Winter 2021

Nevada POLST Post Articles of Interest

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By clicking on one of the articles below, you will be taken to the issue in which it appeared. You may need to scroll to the second page of the issue.

• Filing Suit for Wrongful Life
  • Lawsuits that arise from failure to honor a POLST and the resulting large settlements.
• The Difference Between a POLST, AD and DNR
  • Looking at these 3 documents and comparing them.
• Incentivizing Providers to Complete a POLST
  • The legal and ethical problems presented by this practice.
• The 7 Deadly Sins - Sin #2
• The 7 Deadly Sins - Sin #1
  • The first of a series discussing improper uses of the POLST form.
• Meet our New Board of Directors
  • Introduces new board members and officers for 2019.
• ACEP Guidelines for POLST use in the Emergency Department
  • Presents a background on POLST and the use of POLST in the Emergency Department.
• How Does EMS Respond to Comfort Focused Treatment?
• Spanish Nevada POLST Available
  • A Spanish translation of the POLST form is now available for download. It is for information purposes only.
• POLST Monthly Webinar Trainings
  • Webinars covering the full overview of the Nevada POLST program or just recent updates are now available via online webinars.
• POLST Resources
  • A new monthly feature that introduces some of the resources available to providers.
• Talking to Patients: Cardiac Arrest vs. Death
  • This article cautions against confusing cardiac arrest and death (see page 2).
• The Revised POLST is Now Available
  • Announcing the POLST form approved by the Nevada Health Department and now available to order.
• POLST Orders Now Available Directly from the State
  • Authorized POLST forms are now only available from the State of Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health.
• POLST – Appropriate Use, II
  • A continuation of the first of this series in the June 2017 issue. Discusses best practices and standards of care.
• The New POLST form
  • Displays Side 1, the Medical Order of the newly revised Nevada POLST form.
• AB 199 Becomes Law
  • A review of POLST legislation passed in the 2017 session and highlights of implementation.
• Changes to POLST Board of Directors
  • Meet Nevada POLST’s new President
• POLST – Appropriate Use
  • Be sure you are adhering to guidelines, legislation and good practice
• A Different Sort of Hope
  • Just when you think there may be no hope … how to find it
• Recommendations for Integrating POLST into EHRs
  • Offers recommendations for the effective integration of POLST
• Nevada POLST is Changing – Part II
  • Transfer of POLST form orders shifts to the State of Nevada
• Nevada POLST is Changing – Part I
  • Updates on the pending legislation under consideration