Health care professionals' perceptions and use of the medical orders for scope of treatment (MOST) form in North Carolina nursing homes.

Objectives: To characterize the self-reported practices and opinions of nursing home (NH) health care professionals using the North Carolina Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment (MOST) form, an adaptation of the Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) paradigm.

Design: A cross-sectional survey and semistructured interviews.

Participants And Setting: Six physicians, 3 nurse practitioners, and 2 social workers from 2 NHs in North Carolina.