The common sense guide to improving palliative care / Joanne Lynn ... [et al.].
| Other author | Lynn, Joanne, 1951- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, |
| Description | vi, 264 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | An orientation -- Basics of quality improvement -- Advance care planning -- Preventing, assessing, and treating pain -- Assuring comfort -- Caring for caregivers -- Continuity and transfers -- Chronic care: heart and lung failure -- Nursing home quality: pressure ulcers -- Improving care for people with advanced dementia and their families -- Improving intensive care units -- Building a palliative care program -- Hospice program quality -- End-of-life care, spiritual support, and bereavement -- Beyond quality improvement: policy improvement. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2006012754 |
| ISBN | 0195310411 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780195310412 (pbk. : alk. paper) |