Advance Care Planning: The National POLST

Course Code: REL-ALL-0-ACPP

Hours: 0.5

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025

Learning Objectives:
Determine how the POLST program and form can help healthcare professionals honor individuals’ choices for EOL care.
Identify three ways to facilitate EOL discussions and the purpose of an advance directive and the POLST program.

Outline:

Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: The National POLST

Meet Bev

A Longer, Sick Life

An Unrealized Goal

POLST

EOL Discussions

A Team Approach

Communication Techniques

Review

Summary

Section 3: POLST Implementation

Benefits and Barriers

Advance Directives and POLST

Review

Summary

Section 4: Clinical Vignette

Section 5: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

Resource

References

Subject Matter Expert: Elizabeth Vaccaro, BSN RN

Elizabeth Vaccaro earned her Bachelor of Science in nursing from Kean University. She has worked as a Multiple Sclerosis Nurse Educator. Elizabeth has worked in a variety of healthcare settings from the hospital to the pharmaceutical industry which has allowed her to have a great appreciation for all the challenges that span the healthcare field.  She has practiced in the hospice setting for nine years in a variety of roles from Case Manager, Educator, and Director of both inpatient and home care hospice. 

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; Physicians; in the following settings: All Healthcare Settings.

Relias Learning will be transparent in disclosing if any commercial support, sponsorship or co-providership is present prior to the learner completing the course.

Relias Learning has a grievance policy in place to facilitate reports of dissatisfaction. Relias Learning will make every effort to resolve each grievance in a mutually satisfactory manner. In order to report a complaint or grievance please contact Relias Learning at support@reliaslearning.com.

All courses offered by Relias Learning, LLC are developed from a foundation of diversity, inclusiveness, and a multicultural perspective. Knowledge, values and awareness related to cultural competency are infused throughout the course content.

To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.

Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.