Which option is NOT a POLST Section B treatment option?

Which option is NOT a POLST Section B treatment option?

• A. Full Treatment
• B. Selectively treated
• C. Comfort Measures
• D. Attentive Monitoring

Answer: (D)

Section B on a POLST form specifies decisions about life-sustaining treatments beyond basic comfort care. It lays out what level of interventions will be pursued if the patient can’t speak for themselves. Full Treatment means using all available life-prolonging measures. Selectively treated indicates some life-sustaining interventions may be used, but not necessarily all. Comfort Measures means focusing on relief from pain and other symptoms, with no aggressive life-prolonging actions. Attentive Monitoring, however, is about watching and observing the patient rather than providing a specific treatment or intervention. Because it does not describe a treatment level, it does not fit Section B.

Section B on a POLST form specifies decisions about life-sustaining treatments beyond basic comfort care. It lays out what level of interventions will be pursued if the patient can’t speak for themselves. Full Treatment means using all available life-prolonging measures. Selectively treated indicates some life-sustaining interventions may be used, but not necessarily all. Comfort Measures means focusing on relief from pain and other symptoms, with no aggressive life-prolonging actions. Attentive Monitoring, however, is about watching and observing the patient rather than providing a specific treatment or intervention. Because it does not describe a treatment level, it does not fit Section B.