Policy and Politics in Nursing and Healthcare - Revised Reprint

Featuring analysis of healthcare issues and first-person stories, Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care helps you develop skills in influencing policy in today's changing health care environment. 145 expert contributors present a wide range of topics in policies and politics, providing a more complete background than can be found in any other policy textbook on the market. Discussions include the latest updates on conflict management, health economics, lobbying, the use of media, and working with communities for change. The revised reprint includes a new appendix with coverage of the new Affordable Care Act. With these insights and strategies, you'll be prepared to play a leadership role in the four spheres in which nurses are politically active: the workplace, government, professional organizations, and the community. INDICE: Unit 1: Introduction to Policy and Politics in Nursing and Health Care1.  A Framework for Action in Policy and Politics2.  A Historical Perspective on Policy, Politics and Nursing3.  Learning the Ropes of Policy, Politics, and Advocacy 4.  TAKING ACTION How I Learned the Ropes of Policy and Politics5.  Advocacy in Nursing and Health Care  NEW! 6.  A Primer on Political Philosophy7.  The Policy Process8.  Political Analysis and Strategies9.  Health Policy, Politics, and Professional Ethics 10. Using the Power of Media to Influence Health Policy and Politics11.  Communications Skills for Success in Policy and Politics12.  Conflict Management in Health Care: The Tipping Point ArrivesUnit 2: Health Care Delivery and Financing13.  The United States Health Care System14.  Financing Health Care in the United States15.  Could a National Health System Work in the United States?16.  A Primer on Health Economics17.  Reforming Medicare18.  Children's Health Insurance Coverage: Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program19.  The United States Military Health System: Policy Challenges in Wartime and Peacetime20.  The Veteran's Administration Health System: An Overview of Major Policy Issues21.  The Uninsured and Underinsured-On the Cusp of Health Reform  NEW! 22.  Policy Approaches to Address Health Disparities  NEW! 23.  The Rural Health Care Tundra  NEW! 24.  Long-Term Care Policy Issues25.  Home Care and Hospice: Evolving Policy  NEW! 26.  Achieving Mental Health Parity 27.  Integrative Health: Pathway to Health Reform and a Healthier Nation28.  Nursing's Influence on Drug Development and Safety29.  Chronic Care Policy: Medical Homes and Primary Care  NEW! 30.  Family Caregiving and Social Policy31.  Retail Health Care Clinics: Filling a Gap in the Health Care System  NEW! 32.  Nurse-Managed Health Centers33.  Community Health Centers: Successful Advocacy for Expanding Health Care Access34.  TAKING ACTION Setting Health Care in its Social Context 35.  TAKING ACTION Reimbursement Issues for Nurse Anesthetists: A Continuing Challenge36.  The Role of Foundations in Improving Health Care37.  Social Security: Key to Economic Security38.  The United Kingdom's Health System: Myths and RealitiesUnit 3: Policy and Politics in Research and Nursing Science39.  Science, Policy, and Politics  NEW!40.  Research as a Political and Policy Tool41.  Health Services Research: Translating Research into Policy42.  Politics and Evidence-Based Practice and Policy  NEW!43.  The Society for Women's Health Research: Using Evidence-Based Policy to Improve Health44.  Using Research to Advance Healthy Social Policies for Children45.  TAKING ACTION Reefer Madness: The Clash of Science, Politics, and Medical Marijuana46.  TAKING ACTION The Journey into the Hallowed Halls of Politics: How Nurse Practitioners Changed Pennsylvania PolicyUnit 4: Policy and Politics in the Workplace and Workforce47.  Policy and Politics in the Contemporary Work Environment48.  Quality and Safety in Healthcare: Policy Issues  NEW! 49.  The Nursing Workforce50.  Nursing Education Policy: The Unending Debate Over Entry into Practice and the New Debate over Doctoral Degrees  NEW! 51.  The Politics of Advanced Practice Nursing52.  Global Nurse Migration  NEW! 53.  Nurse Staffing Ratios: Policy Options  NEW! 54.  TAKING ACTION Aligning Care at the Bedside with the C-Suite55.  TAKING ACTION When a Hurricane Strikes: The Challenge of Crafting Workplace Policy56.  Workplace Abuse in Nursing: Policy Strategies  NEW! 57.  TAKING ACTION Advocating for Nurses Injured in the Workplace  NEW! 58.  TAKING ACTION Influencing the Workplace by Serving on a Hospital's Board of Directors59.  The Intersection of Technology and Health Care: Policy and Practice Implications60.  Influence of Magnet  Recognition® on Organization and Workplace Policy 61.  Collective Bargaining in Nursing 62.  Workplace AdvocacyUnit 5: Policy and Politics in the Government63.  Contemporary Issues in Government64.  How Government Works: What You Need to Know to Influence the Process65.  An Overview of Legislation and Regulation66.  Nursing Licensure and Regulation 67.  Regulating Industrial Chemicals to Protect the Environment and Human Health68.  Lobbying Policymakers: Individual and Collective Strategies69.  TAKING ACTION An Insider's View of Lobbying70.  Political Appointments71.  TAKING ACTION Influencing Policy as a Member of the San Francisco Health Commission72.  Nursing and the Courts73.  The American Voter and the Electoral Process74.  TAKING ACTION Anatomy of a Political Campaign75.  TAKING ACTION Nurses for Obama: My Advocacy and Experience on the Campaign Trail76.  Is There a Nurse in the House? The Nurses in the United States Congress77.  TAKING ACTION Nurse, Educator, and Legislator: My Journey to the Delaware General Assembly 78.  TAKING ACTION Into the Rabbit Hole: My Journey to Service on a City Council 79.  TAKING ACTION Truth or Dare: One Nurse's Political Campaign80.  Political Activity: Different Rules for Government-Employed NursesUnit 6: Policy and Politics in Associations and Interest Groups81.  Interest Groups in Health Care Policy and Politics82.  Current Issues in Nursing Associations83.  Professional Nursing Associations: Meeting Needs of Nurses and the Profession84.  TAKING ACTION The Center to Champion Nursing in America: Mobilizing Consumers and Other Stakeholders85.  TAKING ACTION The Raise the Voice Campaign: Nurse-Led Innovations Changing Public Policy NEW! 86.  Coalitions: A Powerful Political Strategy87.  TAKING ACTION A Rough Road in Texas: Advanced Practice Nurses Build a Strong Coalition88.  TAKING ACTION The National Coalition for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health89.  TAKING ACTION The Virginia Nursing Kitchen Cabinet 90.  The Politics of the Pharmaceutical IndustryUnit 7: Policy and Politics in the Community91.  Where Policy Hits the Pavement: Contemporary Issues in Communities92.  An Introduction to Community Activism 93.  TAKING ACTION From Sewage Problems to the Statehouse: My Life as an Elected Official94.  TAKING ACTION Community Advocacy in Pennsylvania: How I Worked to Make My Community Healthier95.  TAKING ACTION A Nurse Practitioner's Advocacy Efforts in Nevada96.  TAKING ACTION One Nurse's Fight Against Gang Violence in California97.  TAKING ACTION The Canary Coalition for Clean Air in North Carolina's Smoky Mountains98.  TAKING ACTION The Nightingales Take on Big Tobacco99.  Lactivism: Breastfeeding Advocacy in the United States100.  TAKING ACTION Postpartum Depression: The Convergence of Media Coverage and Community Activism to Influence Health Policy101.  Nursing in the International Community: A Broader View of Nursing Issues102.  TAKING ACTION Ugandan Nurses Leading Health Policy Change  NEW! 103.  Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Disease: A Global Challenge 104.  Human Trafficking: The Need for Nursing Advocacy  NEW! Appendix A: The Affordable Care Act: Historical Context and an Introduction to the State of Health Care in the United States   NEW!Appendix B: Health Policy Internships and Fellowships

• ISBN: 978-0-323-24241-7
• Editorial: Saunders
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• Fecha Publicación: 12/11/2013
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