Nevada POLST Post Newsletter

Current Issue: POLST Post - Winter 2021

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Nevada POLST Post Articles and Issues by Date

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• CMEs and CEUs Available Online - Physicians, Nurses and PAs can now get 1 ethics ccredit  online

• Common Errors that Invalidate a Nevada POLST - Avoid these mistakes

• EMS and POLST - general guidelines for EMS

• 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 problems presented by this practice: legal and ethical

• The 7 Deadly Sins - Sin #2 - Why a meaningful conversation is necessary.

• 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? - Procedures for EMS when Comfort Focused Treatment is indicated

• Nursing and Social Work CEUs – Announcing that webinar training with and without continuing education credit is now available for Nevada POLST trainings. Dates, times and registration can be found here.

• 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. Dates, times and registration can be found here.

• 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.Pg. 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, through a link on our website.

• 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 thin< there may be no hope…how to find it/li>

• 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

• Changes to Nevada POLST? – Discusses the proposed changes to be considered for legislative revision in 2017

• National Survey Reports on Barriers to Advance Care Planning Discussions – Reports the findings to suggest why EOL conversations are not more common or comfortable for physicians.

• The Conversation, Treatments and Resources – Commentary on resource allocation

• Quality Measures are Needed – Examines the challenge to assure that Nevada POLST is an effective program.

• Frailty – Let’s Get on the Same Page – Clinical Assessments – Because frailty is a POLST qualifier, it is a good idea to be on the same page in determining degrees of frailty.

• POLST Reciprocity – Discusses the use of POLST from other states and when transferring a patient to another state.

• POLST May Not Be Appropriate for Code Status – Clarifications of when to use a traditional DNR order, when to use a POLST form and the requirements of POLST for admission.

• Decision Guides for Patients and Families Explain End-of-Life Treatment Options – Presents handouts in laymen’s terms for patients and their loved ones explaining resuscitation, artificial nutrition and hydration, etc.

• Let’s Get Real About Death – explores how society’s familiarity and comfort with death has changed over time and how to recapture that comfort.

• POLST and/or AD? – Compares and contrasts these two documents and how they work together.

• DPOA-HC: A POLST Buster? – Discusses the role of the patient’s Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care (DPOA) and tips for mediating DPOA (and family) objections to POLST orders.

• Are Nevada’s Providers Ready, Willing and Able to Implement – a discussion of the potential efficacy of the Nevada POLST Program to deliver the care patients want at the end of life.

• Section B: Avoid Conflict and Confusion – Explores Section B of the Nevada POLST form and possible areas of misunderstanding, confusion or conflict.

• Nevada POLST Celebrates One Year – An overview of what has been accomplished in the first year of the Nevada POLST Program.

• POLST, COLST, MOST, LaPOST…We All Gathered – A summary of the Annual National POLST conference

• Of Most Importance – Insights and tips for an effective conversation with patients about end-of-life treatment choices.

• Clipped Wings – Presents the challenges Nevada POLST faces with lack of funding for education, training and distribution of POLST forms that it provides throughout Nevada.

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Past Issues of the Nevada POLST Post​

• POLST Post - Issue 1, 2022

• POLST Post - Fall 2019

• POLST Post - Summer 2019

• POLST Post – Fall 2018

• POLST Post – Spring 2018

• POLST Post – Winter 2018

• POLST Post – Fall 2017

• POLST Post June 2017

• POLST Post – March 2017

• POLST Post September 2016

• POLST Post June 2016

• POLST Post March 2016

• POLST Post September 2015

• POLST Post June 2015

• POLST Post March 2015