Course Code: REL-ALL-0-POLGACP
Hours: 0.5
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2028
Learning Objectives:
Recall the purpose of advance directives and POLST programs and the components of the POLST form.
Identify three ways to facilitate goals-of-care discussions and how POLST can help honor individuals’ choices.
Outline:
Section 1: National POLST
Advance Directives: Foundations of Advance Care Planning
Why It Matters
Key Terms
Patient Self-Determination Act
Limits of Advance Directives
Why POLST Was Developed
Who Would Benefit From POLST?
Understanding the POLST Form
Section A: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Section B: Goals of Care and Medical Treatments
Section C: Additional Orders or Instructions
Section D: Medically Assisted Nutrition
Signatures
Changing or Voiding a POLST Form
Review
Key Takeaways
Section 2: POLST Implementation
Benefits and Barriers
Challenges in Implementation
Equity and Disparities
Facilitating Goals-of-Care Discussions
Prepare
Check Understanding and Share Medical Context
Explore Values, Goals, and Treatment Options
Conversation Framework
Prepare
Check Understanding
Provide Information
Discuss Goals and Concerns
Summarize and Plan
How POLST Supports These Conversations
Review
Key Takeaways
Section 3: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Subject Matter Expert: Susan Heinzerling, BSN, RN, CHPN
Susan Heinzerling earned a Bachelor of Science in biology and a Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as well as a Master of Life Sciences in physiology from North Carolina State University. She became a doctoral candidate in immunology at the University of South Alabama. Her research experiences in the biomedical sciences led to an interest in evidence-based practices. Ms. Heinzerling began her nursing career as a medical/surgical nurse. Patients in acute care with multiple chronic conditions and repeated hospitalizations inspired her practice of hospice nursing. She has worked as a hospice admissions nurse and a hospice RN case manager in both a large urban setting and a rural community.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Advanced Practice Nurses; Medical Providers; Nursing Personnel; in the following settings: All Healthcare Facilities.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.