p h i l a m e d s o c .org Feature continued The POLST process was created to translate a patient's specific goals for end-of-life care into concise medical orders that can follow the patient across all care settings. POLST directives are entirely voluntarily and are expected to be developed through communication between a patient and his or her primary physician following a terminal diagnosis. The POLST form is divided into four sections: A. Resuscitation or Do Not Resuscitate (Allow Natural Death, AND) B. Level of Care: Full, Limited, or Comfort C. Use of antibiotics D. Use of tube feedings Without the clear directions in the POLST ensuring the patient's wishes are followed and the level of care desired by the patient is delivered, health care providers may be left with conflicting information. The Pennsylvania POLST form. 20 Philadelphia Medicine : Spring 2018https://philamedsoc.org/