UNIT 1 Introduction to Policy and Politics in Nursing and Health Care
1 Frameworks for Action in Policy and Politics
Diana J. Mason
Elizabeth Dickson
Monica B. McLemore
G. Adriana Perez
2 Historical Perspective on Policy, Politics, and Nursing
Patricia D'Antonio
Julie Fairman
Sandra B. Lewenson
3 Advocacy in Nursing and Health Care
Susan Apold
4 Learning the Ropes of Policy and Politics
Wanda Montalvo
5 TAKING ACTION: Just Say Yes: Learning to Move Beyond the Fear
Chelsea Savage
6 A Primer on Political Philosophy
Beth L. Rodgers
Sally S. Cohen
7 The Policy Process
Eileen T. O'Grady
8 Political Analysis and Strategies
Mary Foley
9 Communication and Conflict Management in Health Policy
Karin Elisabeth Warner
10 Research as a Political and Policy Tool
Lynn Price
Katarzyna Lessard
Erica Mumm
11 Using Research to Advance Health and Social Policies for Children
Eileen K. Fry-Bowers
Kristi K. Westphalna
12 Using the Power of the Media to Influence Health Policy and Politics
Beth Gharrity Gardner
Diana J. Mason
Barbara Glickstein
Monica B. McLemore
13 TAKING ACTION: Billboards and a Social Media Campaign
Monica R. McLemore
14 Health Policy, Politics, and Professional Ethics
Carol B. Taylor
Susan I. Belanger
UNIT 2 Health Care Delivery and Financing
15 The Changing United States Health Care System
Hillary Schneller
Barbara J. Safriet
16 A Primer on Health Economics of Nursing and Health Policy
Len M. Nichols
17 Financing Health Care in the United States
Joyce A. Pulcini
Betty Bambur
18 The Affordable Care Act: An Uncertain Future
Carole B. Myers
19 The National Association of Hispanic Nurses Educating Multicultural Communities on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
G. Adriana Perez
20 Patient Engagement and Public Policy: Emerging New Paradigms and Roles
Jane Clare Joyner
Mary Jo Kreitzer
21 The Marinated Mind: Why Overuse Is an Epidemic and How to Reduce It
Bosemary Gibson
22 Policy Approaches to Address Health Disparities
Nadia Campos de Andrade
Carmen Alvarez
23 TAKING ACTION: Policy Advocacy for American Indian/Alaska Native Children: School Nutrition and Indigenous Food Sovereignty
Begina S. Eddie (Dine')
Dorinda L. Welle
24 TAKING ACTION: Addressing the Health Needs of Immigrant/Migrant Farmworkers
Maria Elena Buiz
25 The Unfulfilled Promise of Mental Health and Addiction Parity
Freida H. Outlaw
Jake Coffey
Sita M. Diehl
Patricia K. Bradley
26 Improving LGBTQ+ Health: Nursing Policy Can Make a Difference
Sarah Stover Filer Zollweg
Valerie Tobin
Zil Garner Goldstein
David M. Keepnews
Peggy L. Chinn
27 Reproductive Health Policy
Carol F. Boye
Monica B. McLemore
28 Public and Population Health: Promoting the Health of the Public
Susan Swider
Heide Cygan
29 TAKING ACTION: Influencing Public Health in a Politically Charged Environment
Gina Miranda-Diaz
30 Disaster Response and Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Tener Goodwin Veenema
Roberta Proffitt Lavin
Clifton P. Thornton
31 Advancing New Models of Primary Care
Margaret Mary Flinter
Mary Blankson
32 Family Caregiving and Social Policy
Susan C. Reinhard
Heather M. Young
33 Dual Eligibles: Challenges and Innovations in Care
Pamela Z. Cacchione
34 Home Care, Hospice, and Community-Based Care: Evolving Policy
Mary Ann Christopher
Sherl Brand
Florence Kariuki
Maria LoGrippo
35 Long-Term Services and Supports Policy Issues
Caroline Stephens
Michele Diaz
Laura M. Wagner
36 The United States Military and Veterans Administration Health Systems: Contemporary Overview and Policy Challenges
Jennifer Hatzfeld
Sheila Cox Sullivan
UNIT 3 Policy and Politics in the Government
37 Contemporary Issues in Government
Grant R. Martsolf
38 How Government Works: What You Need to Know to Influence the Process
Casey R. Shillam
Sandra Whitley Byals
39 An Overview of Legislative and Regulatory Processes
Mary Jean Schumann
40 Lobbying Policymakers: Individual and Collective Strategies
Lauren M. Inouye
41 Political Activity: Different Rules for Government Employees
Kathleen E. Sykes
42 TAKING ACTION: Reflective Musings From a Nurse Politician
Susan L. Adams
43 TAKING ACTION: Running Against the Odds: There's a Nurse in the Assembly
Dawn Marie Adams
44 Political Appointments
Amy L. Anderson
Alexia E. Green
45 Nursing and the Courts
David M. Keepnews
Virginia Trotter Betts
46 Nursing Licensure and Regulation
Edie Brous
47 TAKING ACTION: Nurse, Educator, and Legislator: My Journey to the Delaware General Assembly and as Lieutenant Governor
Bethany Hall-Long
UNIT 4 Policy and Politics in the Workplace and Workforce
48 Policy and Politics in Health Care Organizations
Bhonda Anderson
Mary Beth Kingston
49 Taking Your Place at the Table: Board Appointments and Service
Kimberly J. Harper
Laurie S. Benson
50 TAKING ACTION: Nurse Leaders in the Boardroom
Linda Burnes Bolton
Catherine Alicia Georges
Rita Wray
51 Quality and Safety in Health Care: Policy Issues
Jean Johnson
Esther Emard
Bonnie R. Sakallaris
52 Politics and Evidence-Based Practice and Policy
Sean P. Clarke
53 The Nursing Workforce
Mary Lou Brunell
Andrea Uitti Bresnahan
54 Rural Health Care: Workforce Challenges and Opportunities
Pamela Stewart Fahs
Nicole Rouhana
55 TAKING ACTION: Increasing Specialty Medical Care ACCESS in Rural Communities
Deirdre E. Kearney
Debra A. Banks
56 Nurse Staffing Ratios: Policy Options
Joanne Spetz
57 The Contemporary Work Environment of Nursing
Deborah Washington
58 TAKING ACTION: Racism in the Workplace
Kenya V. Beard
59 Collective Strategies for Transformation in the Workplace
Toby Bressler
Linda M. Valentino
60 Political Context of Advanced Practice Nursing
Andrea Brassard
61 TAKING ACTION: Never Underestimate the Power of a Personal Story
Danielle Howa Pendergrass
62 TAKING ACTION: Removing APRN Regulatory Barriers in West Virginia
Toni DiChiacchio
63 TAKING ACTION: Full Practice Authority: A Tale of Two States
Carolyn Montoya
Gale Adcock
64 Policy and Politics in Nursing Academia
Ellen Frances Olshansky
65 The Intersection of Technology and Health Care: Policy and Practice Implications
Carol A. Bomano
UNIT 5 Policy and Politics in Associations and Interest Groups
66 Interest Groups in Health Care Policy and Politics
Joanne Warner
67 Policy Issues in Nursing Associations
Bamdn Lavandero
68 TAKING ACTION: School Nursing at the Intersection of Health and Education
Donna Mazyck
Nina B. Fekaris
69 TAKING ACTION: The Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments Promoting Environmental Health
Buth McDermott-Levy
Katie Huffling
70 Coalitions: A Powerful Political Strategy
Rebecca (Rice) Bowers-Lanier
71 TAKING ACTION: Campaign for Action
Susan B. Hassmiller
72 TAKING ACTION: Why Not Minot? The Battle Over North Dakota's First Smoke-Free Ordinance
Kelly Buettner-Schmidt
Mary Muhlbradt
Lori Brierley
UNIT 6 Policy and Politics in the Community
73 Where Policy Hits the Pavement: Contemporary Issues in Communities
Elizabeth Dickson
Monica B. McLemore
74 An Introduction to Community Activism
DeAnne K. Hilfinger Messias
Bobin Dawson Estrada
75 TAKING ACTION: From Sewage Problems to the Statehouse: Serving Communities
Mary L. Behrens
76 TAKING ACTION: Contaminated Water and Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Flint
Loretta Jackson Brown
77 Creating a Culture of Health and Working With Communities
Clair Millet
Benee S. Frauendienst
78 TAKING ACTION: Activism: A Community Rises
Lucia Judith Alfano
79 Family and Sexual Violence, Nursing, and U.S. Policy
Kathryn Laughon
Angela Amar
80 Human Trafficking: The Need for Nursing Advocacy
Donna Sabella
81 TAKING ACTION: Policy, Politics, and Advocating for Medicinal Cannabis Use
Carey S. Clark
82 Think Globally, Act Locally: Nursing and Global Health
Jane E. Salvage
Jill F. White
83 Infectious Disease in a Highly Connected World: Nurses' Role to Prevent, Detect, Respond
Catherine M. Dentinger
Amy B. Kolwaite
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