Can family members, present at the time a patient goes into cardiac arrest, override a POST signed by the patient and a physician that states Do Not Resuscitate?
Family members cannot override a POST signed by a patient and physician that states “Do Not Resuscitate.” The purpose of any type of advance directive, including the POST, is to allow an individual to express his own wishes for end-of-life care. 14. How can a health care facility honor a POST that has been signed by a physician who has not been credentialed by that health care facility and continue to comply with JCAHO standards Medical Staff 2.20 and 3.20? The POST takes into consideration the fact that the patient entering a hospital may have a physician that does not have privileges at that specific facility. The back of the POST form gives instructions for reviewing the form. It states that a POST should be reviewed if: “the patient is transferred from one care setting or care level to another.” Hospital admission is an ideal time to review the POST. If the patient is competent upon admission, the admitting physician could review the form with him. If the patient is not competent u
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