Journal article
Toolkit to Increase Provider Knowledge, Comfort, and Adoption of POLST Portable Medical Orders in a Primary Care Setting
Journal of nursing care quality, Vol.37(2), pp.176-179
04/01/2022
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000578
PMID: 34261091
Abstract
Background: POLST-Portable Medical Orders-abbreviated as POLST, is a nationwide initiative to help providers document and meet a patient's end-of-life wishes. Problem: Provider completion of POLST documents in primary care can promote continuity and implementation of patient preferences at the end of life in community-dwelling adults. Educating and providing a clinical process to support POLST use may improve implementation. Approach: A POLST toolkit was developed for primary care providers with measurement of knowledge, comfort, and likelihood of use with pre- and postsurvey data collection. The POLST toolkit was used to engage primary care providers in an educational session to enhance understanding and increased utilization. Outcomes: Providers reported increased knowledge, self-reported comfort, and likelihood of using POLST documents. Conclusions: Utilization of a POLST toolkit, with an educational component, improved provider interest in POLST implementation.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Toolkit to Increase Provider Knowledge, Comfort, and Adoption of POLST Portable Medical Orders in a Primary Care Setting
- Creators
- Amalia Gedney-Lose - University of IowaLinda Liu Hand - Univ Iowa, Coll Nursing, 50 Newton Rd, Iowa City, IA 52242 USAAnn Marie McCarthy - Univ Iowa, Coll Nursing, 50 Newton Rd, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of nursing care quality, Vol.37(2), pp.176-179
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- DOI
- 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000578
- PMID
- 34261091
- ISSN
- 1057-3631
- eISSN
- 1550-5065
- Number of pages
- 4
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/01/2022
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Nursing; Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984370755602771
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