A Medical Team Is Presented with a POLST by a Previously

question 15

Multiple Choice

A medical team is presented with a POLST by a previously competent patient refusing a life-prolonging intervention that the team considers medically indicated. What should they do? They should …

• A) Follow the POLST
• B) Do what the patient's surrogate thinks should be done
• C) Seek a court order overriding the POLST
• D) All of the above

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