Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment in US Nursing Homes: A Case Study of CRNP Engagement in the Care Planning Process

Table 3

POLST status of nursing home residents prior to and following CRNP-attended care conference versus other nursing home residents in the provider group practice.

POLST status	Number of residents prior to CRNP-attended care conference; 𝑛=60; Number of cases; (% to total)	Number of residents following CRNP-attended care conference; 𝑛=60; Number of cases; (% of total)	Number of other nursing home residents in CRNP group practice; 𝑛=115; Number of cases; (% of total)
Full treatment/CPR	16 (27%)	13 (22%)	36 (31%)
Limited treatment/CPR	1 (1%)	0	0
Limited treatment/DNR	22 (37%)	17 (28%)	42 (37%)
Comfort care/DNR	21 (35%)	30 (50%)	29 (25%)
No POLST on record	0	0	8 (7%)

A chi-square test was performed to examine whether the distributional properties of the POLST status differed significantly pre- and post-care plan meeting. There were no significant differences.