A Nurse Works in a State Where Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining

question 4

Multiple Choice

A nurse works in a state where Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) is enforced. How would the nurse explain POLST to a patient?

• A) This process represents informed consent to be assumed for all medical procedures and treatments.
• B) POLST is a scoring tool used to determine cardiac risk.
• C) POLST provides communication relative to seriously ill patients' wishes concerning specified medical treatments.
• D) It takes the place of a living will in emergency situations.

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