Physician Orders For Life-Sustaining Treatment (Polst) Maine
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2HIPAA PERMITS DISCLOSURE TO HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AS NECESSARY FOR TREATMENT
4/2009
Physician Orders
for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST)
Maine
First follow these orders, then contact physician,
Last Name / First / Middle Initial
NP or PA. These medical orders are based on the
Address:
patient’s current medical condition and
preferences. Any section not completed does not
City / State / Zip:
invalidate the form and implies full treatment for
that section.
Date of Birth:
Gender: M
F
A
P
:
C
R
Patient has no pulse and is not breathing.
ARDIO
ULMONARY
ESUSCITATION (CPR)
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__Attempt Resuscitation/CPR __ Do Not Attempt Resuscitation/DNR (Allow Natural Death)
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When not in cardiopulmonary arrest, follow orders in B, C and D.
B
:
M
I
Patient has pulse and/or is breathing
EDICAL
NTERVENTIONS
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__Comfort Measures Only: Use medication by any route, positioning, wound care and other measures to
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relieve pain and suffering. Use oxygen, suction and manual treatment of airway obstruction as needed for
comfort.
Do Not Transfer to Hospital for life sustaining treatment.
Transfer if comfort needs cannot be met in current setting.
__Limited Additional Interventions: Includes all care described above. Use medical treatment and
monitoring as indicated. Do not use intubation, advanced airway interventions, or mechanical ventilation.
May consider less invasive airway support (e.g. CPAP, BiPAP). Transfer to hospital if indicated. Avoid
intensive care.
__Full Treatment: Includes all care described above. Use intubation, advanced airway interventions,
mechanical ventilation, and cardioversion as indicated. Transfer to hospital if indicated. Includes
intensive care.
Additional Orders:
A
C
NTIBIOTICS
__No antibiotics. Use other measures to relieve symptoms.
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__Determine use or limitation of antibiotics when infection occurs.
__Use antibiotics if medically indicated.
Additional Orders:
A
A
N
H
ffer food / liquids by mouth if feasible.
D
RTIFICIALLY
DMINISTERED
UTRITION /
YDRATION: O
Part 1 – Nutrition:
Part 2 – Hydration:
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__No artificial nutrition by tube
__No artificially administered fluids
for
__Trial period of artificial nutrition by tube.
__Trial period of artificial hydration.
part 1
And
Goal:_________________________
Goal:__________________________________
__Long-term artificial nutrition by tube.
__Full treatment with artificially administered fluids.
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for
part 2
Additional Orders:
BASIS FOR ORDERS
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My signature below indicates to the best of my knowledge that these orders are consistent with the patient’s
current medical condition and preferences as indicated by:
Basis for determining patient’s preferences (
)
Discussion with: (
)
check all that apply
check all that apply
__Advance Directive (on file)
__Patient
__Parent of a minor
__Patient’s current statement to Physician /NP/ PA
__Patient’s statement to authorized representative
__Guardian
__ Best interest determined by authorized representative (no
__ Health Care Agent
advance directive / preferences unknown)
__Other
Print Name of Primary Care Professional
Phone:
Print Name of Signing Physician / PA/ NP
Phone:
Signature of Physician / PA /NP (required)
Date:
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