Improving Care for the End of Life: A sourcebook for health care managers and clinicians - Hardcover

Lynn M.D., Joanne; Schuster, Janice Lynch; Wilkinson, Anne; Simon, Lin Noyes

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 019531042X ISBN 13: 9780195310429

Verlag: OUP USA, 2007

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Health care professionals seeking to improve the quality of life for those living with serious illness and nearing the end of life will find exactly what their organization needs in the second edition of this acclaimed book by Dr. Joanne Lynn and her colleagues. Improving Care for the End of Life provides expert guidance on how to make significant improvements now, at all levels of the health care system from the bedside and the hospital to the health care policy and legislative arenas by using the rapid-cycle breakthrough approach to change. The ideas are proven, and the stories of teams that have put them to use will inspire and enlighten.

New to the second edition:
BL New chapters to address issues of growing interest such as continuity of care, and the special needs of dementia patients and their loved ones
BL Details on trajectories of care and how these affect decisions at the end of life
BL Updated and expanded information on pain management, advance care planning, ventilator withdrawal, depression and delirium, advanced heart and lung disease, and more
BL Scores of new insights, measurement approaches, and tips based on the experiences of hundreds of improvement teams nationwide
BL Thoroughly updated references

The sourcebook speaks to all managers of health care systems serving people with serious illnesses, including doctors in offices, nurse managers on hospital units, social workers in long-term care facilities, administrators of home care and hospice agencies, hospital chaplains, directors of volunteer services, and others.

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Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño y han escrito más de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en éxitos de ventas. También han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Diseño del siglo XX, El diseño industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Diseño del siglo XXI.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: OUP USA
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 019531042X
• ISBN 13: 9780195310429
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 464
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Penguin Random House Ireland Limited; productsafety@penguin.co.uk; ; Morrison Chambers, 32 Nassau Street; Dublin; Irland