Improving care for the end of life [electronic resource] : a sourcebook for health care managers and clinicians / Joanne Lynn ... [et al.] ; foreword by Donald M. Berwick.

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.