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Standardized Education On Physician Orders For Life Sustaining Treatment (Polst) Conversations, Venessa Oteniya
Standardized Education On Physician Orders For Life Sustaining Treatment (Polst) Conversations, Venessa Oteniya
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According to research literature, 15% of Medicare beneficiaries spend more than 7 days in the intensive care unit before they die. These Medicare beneficiaries receive aggressive, life-prolonging medical treatments that might not be in agreement with their wishes. Approximately 13% of SNF residents have improperly completed POLST forms that can result in intensive treatments that patients did not want. One barrier to the lack of POLST completion in SNFs is staff difficulty with understanding and explaining the form, a result of inadequate education.
In August 2020, the San Diego Coalition for Compassionate Care formed an education program to provide virtual …
Exploring The Homeless Persons Perception Of Living In A Long-Term Care Facility, Janice Woods
Exploring The Homeless Persons Perception Of Living In A Long-Term Care Facility, Janice Woods
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Objective:The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of homeless persons admitted to a nursing home facility. Originally, the study was to explore their understanding of and their experience with advance health care planning; coincidently, the participants were more open to their experience of living in a long-term care facility.
Method:A convenience sample of 13 participants (12 male, 1 female) at four long-term care facilities in Southern California were interviewed about their perception of advanced health care planning, including the physician’s orders for life sustaining treatment (POLST); a consent form required in all nursing homes. …