Printable Polst Form Washington State

Updated POLST released Washington State Nurses Association

Printable Polst Form Washington State. 301 baton rouge, la 70809. Your state form is likely very similar to the national polst form.

Updated POLST released Washington State Nurses Association
Updated POLST released Washington State Nurses Association

For more information on polst visit www.wsma.org/polst. The polst form accomplishes two major purposes: The polst does not replace an advance directive. The polst is designed to help medical personnel: Web completing polst • the polst is usually for persons with serious illness or frailty. If your health care provider is not yet aware of, or needs more information about polst, please have them contact the washington state medical association at 206.441.9762 or wsma@wsma.org. This polst is valid in all care settings including hospitals until replaced by new physician’s orders. (health care professionals, please visit our information for health care professionals.) The physician orders for life sustaining treatment (polst) form is a physician order form that communicates medical information about a patient's end of life care wishes. It is portable from one care setting to another.

For patients not expected to live beyond one year. Www.mnpolst.org page 2 of 2 information for patient named on this form note to patients and surrogates the polst form is always voluntary and is for persons with advanced illness or frailty. The physician orders for life sustaining treatment (polst) form is a physician order form that communicates medical information about a patient's end of life care wishes. For more information on polst visit www.wsma.org/polst. If your state is not listed below, visit the polst website to check the status of your state's polst program. The polst is a set of medical orders. It is portable from one care setting to another. Web nearly all states are working to grow adoption of polst as a way to help patients, families and clinicians dealing with serious progressive illness and/or frailty. If your health care provider is not yet aware of, or needs more information about polst, please have them contact the washington state medical association at 206.441.9762 or wsma@wsma.org. • the polst must be completed by a health care provider based on the patient’s preferences and medical condition. Check this map (pdf) to see what your states does.