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The Dangers of Directives or the False Security of Forms

Diane E. Hoffmann, Sheryl Itkin Zimmerman & Catherine J. Tompkins

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics 24 (1):5-17 (1996)

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The POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) Paradigm to Improve End-of-Life Care: Potential State Legal Barriers to Implementation.Susan E. Hickman, Charles P. Sabatino, Alvin H. Moss & Jessica Wehrle Nester - 2008 - Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics 36 (1):119-140.details The Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Paradigm is designed to improve end-of-life care by converting patients’ treatment preferences into medical orders that are transferable throughout the health care system. It was initially developed in Oregon, but is now implemented in multiple states with many others considering its use. Accordingly, an observational study was conducted in order to identify potential legal barriers to the implementation of a POLST Paradigm. Information was obtained from experts at state emergency medical services and long-term care (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 2 citations
(1 other version)Twenty-Five Years after Quinlan: A Review of the Jurisprudence of Death and Dying. [REVIEW]Norman L. Cantor - 2001 - Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics 29 (2):182-196.details Ever since the 1960s, when medical science became capable of prolonging the dying process beyond bounds that many patients would find acceptable, people have sought “death with dignity,” or “a natural death,” or “a good death.” Once debilitation from a fatal affliction has reached a personally intolerable point, dying patients have sought to control the manner and timing of death via diverse techniques. Some sought the disconnection of life-sustaining medical interventions, such as respirators and dialysis machines. Beyond freedom from unwelcome (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 13 citations
Institutional Efforts to Promote Advance Care Planning in Nursing Homes: Challenges and Opportunities.Elizabeth H. Bradley, Barbara B. Blechner, Leslie C. Walker & Terrie T. Wetle - 1997 - Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics 25 (2-3):150-158.details During the past two decades, several reports have documented substantial support from clinicians, policy-makers, and the general public for the use of advance directives, yet studies continue to find that only a minority of individuals have completed these legal documents. Advance directives are written instructions, such as living wills or durable powers of attorney for health care, which describe an individual's medical treatment wishes in the event that individual becomes incapacitated in the future. The completion and use of advance directives (...) Download Export citation Bookmark

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