Title:
Policy & politics in nursing and health care / Diana J. Mason, Elizabeth Dickson, Monica R. McLemore, G. Adriana Perez. Policy and politics in nursing and health care
Policy and politics in nursing and health care Policy and politics in nursing and health care
Main Entry:
Mason, Diana J., 1948- editor.
Dickson, Elizabeth Lynne, editor.
McLemore, Monica R., editor.
Perez, G. Adriana, editor.
Publisher:
Elsevier,
Publication Date:
[2021]
Publication Place:
St. Louis, Missouri :
ISBN:
9780323554985
0323554989
0323749607
9780323749602
Subject:
Nurses -- Political activity -- United States.
Nursing -- Political aspects -- United States.
Medical policy -- United States.
Medical care -- Political aspects -- United States.
Nursing.
Medical care.
Politics, practical.
Delivery of health care
Politics
Public Policy
Soins infirmiers.
Prestation de soins.
Politique.
nursing (health science)
Edition:
Eighth edition.
Contents:
Frameworks for action in policy and politics / Historical perspective on policy, politics, and nursing / Advocacy in nursing and health care / Learning the ropes of policy and politics / Taking action: Just say yes: learning to move beyond the fear / A primer on political philosophy / The policy process / Political analysis and strategies / Mary Foley -- Communication and conflict management in health policy / Research as a political and policy tool / Using research to advance health and social policies for children / Using the power of media to influence health policy and politics / Taking action: billboards and a social media campaign / Health policy, politics, and professional ethics /
Unit 2. Health care delivery and financing -- The changing United States health care system / A primer on health economics of nursing and health policy / Financing health care in the United States / The Affordable Care Act: an uncertain future / The National Association of Hispanic Nurses educating multicultural communities on the patient protection and Affordable Care Act / Patient engagement and public policy: emerging new paradigms and roles / The marinated mind: why overuse is an epidemic and how to reduce it / Policy approaches to address health disparities / Taking action: policy advocacy for American Indian/Alaska Native children: school nutrition and indigenous food sovereignty / Taking action: addressing the health needs of immigrant/migrant farmworkers / The unfulfilled promise of mental health and addiction parity / Improving LGBTQ+ health: nursing policy can make a difference / Reproductive health policy / Public and population health: promoting the health of the public / Taking action: influencing public health in a politically charged environment / Disaster response and public health emergency preparedness / Advancing new models of primary care / Family caregiving and social policy / Dual eligibles: challenges and innovations in care / Home care, hospice, and community-based care: evolving policy / Long-term services and supports policy issues / The United States military and Veterans Administration health systems: contemporary overview and policy challenges /
Unit 3. Policy and politics in the government -- Contemporary issues in government / How government works: what you need to know to influence the process / An overview of legislative and regulatory processes / Lobbying policymakers: individual and collective strategies / Political activity: different rules for government employees / Taking action: reflective musings from a nurse politician / Taking action: running against the odds: there's a nurse in the assembly / Political appointments / Nursing and the courts / Nursing licensure and regulation / Taking action: nurse, educator, and legislator: my journey to the Delaware General Assembly and as Lieutenant Governor /
Unit 4. Policy and politics in the workplace and workforce -- Policy and politics in health care organizations / Taking your place at the table: board appointments and service / Taking action: nurse leaders in the boardroom / Quality and safety in health care: policy issues / Politics and evidence-based practice and policy / The nursing workforce / Rural health care: workforce challenges and opportunities / Taking action: increasing specialty medical care access in rural communities / Nurse staffing ratios: policy options / The contemporary work environment of nursing / Taking action: racism in the workplace / Collective strategies for transformation in the workplace / Political context of advanced practice nursing / Taking action: never underestimate the power of a personal story / Taking action: removing APRN regulatory barriers in West Virginia / Policy and politics in nursing academia / The intersection of technology and health care: policy and practice implications /
Unit 5. Policy and politics in associations and interest groups -- Interest groups in health care policy and politics / Policy issues in nursing associations / Taking action: school nursing at the intersection of health and education / Taking action: the alliance of nurses for healthy environments promoting environmental health / Coalitions: a powerful political strategy / Taking action: campaign for action / Taking action: why not Minot? The battle over North Dakota's first smoke-free ordinance /
Unit 6. Policy and politics in the community -- Where policy hits the pavement: contemporary issues in communities / An introduction to community activism / Taking action: contaminated water and elevated blood lead levels in Flint / Creating a culture of health and working with communities / Taking action: activism: a community rises / Family and sexual violence, nursing, and U.S. policy / Human trafficking: the need for nursing advocacy / Taking action: policy, politics, and advocating for medicinal cannabis use / Think globally, act locally: nursing and global health / Infectious disease in a highly connected world: nurses' role to prevent, detect, respond /
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