Approaching Death: Improving Care at the End of Life

by Institute of Medicine

Book Overview

When the end of life makes its inevitable appearance, people should be able to expect reliable, humane, and effective caregiving. Yet too many dying people suffer unnecessarily. While an "overtreated" dying is feared, untreated pain or emotional abandonment are equally frightening.

Approaching Death reflects a wide-ranging effort to understand what we know about care at the end of life, what we have yet to learn, and what we know...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309063728
• ISBN13: 9780309063722
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"