| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
xvi, 447 p. : ill. |
| Note |
"The Institute for Healthcare Improvement." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 425-435) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: continuous quality improvement for better end-of-life care -- How to make improvement happen -- Preventing, assessing and treating pain -- Managing dyspnea and ventilator withdrawal -- Beyond the living will: advance care planning for all stages of health and disease -- Supporting people in difficult times: relationships, spirituality, and bereavement -- Continuity of care: improving transitions, continuity, and coordination of care in the health care system -- Caring for caregivers: helping staff to provide good care -- Hospital-based palliative care consults and units -- Law , policy, and finance -- Alzheimer's and other dementias: opportunities to honor life -- Opportunites to improve care for cancer patients -- Offering end-of-life services to patients with advanced heart or lung failure -- Depression and delirium -- Conclusion: getting started. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Terminal care.
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Palliative treatment.
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Death.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Lynn, Joanne, 1951-
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Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780195310429 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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019531042X (cloth : alk. paper) |
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