What kinds of things can I write in my Instructions for Health Care?
You can, if you wish, write your preferences about accepting or refusing life-sustaining treatment (like CPR, feeding tubes, breathing machines), receiving pain medication, and making organ donations. You can indicate your main doctor for providing your care and nominate a person who should be appointed as your conservator if you might need one. You can also express other wishes and values.
If you have a chronic or serious illness, you may also want to talk with your doctor about specific treatments that you could face and ask them to help you document your decisions on a POLST form.