Policy and Politics in Nursing and Health Care
ISBN: 9781416023142 | 1416023143
Edition: 5thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: ELSEVIER SAUNDERS PUBLISHING
Pub. Date: 10/30/2006
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Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care, 5th Edition enables readers to analyze policy issues, enhance their political knowledge and skills, and prepare for leadership roles in policy-making and public health. This resource cultivates the development of valuable skills including conflict management, lobbying, the use of media, and working with communities for change -- essential abilities for any nurse assuming a leadership role in today's changing health care environment.
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| Introduction to Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care | |
| Policy & Politics: A Framework for Action | p. 1 |
| Vignette: The Influence of Values on a Policy Agenda: The Quaker Perspective | p. 17 |
| A Historical Perspective on Policy, Politics, and Nursing | p. 21 |
| Learning the Ropes of Policy, Politics, and Advocacy | p. 34 |
| Vignette: Learning to be the Lead Goose: Making the Leap into Policy | p. 47 |
| Vignette: The Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowship | p. 52 |
| Vignette: How a Nurse Learned to Advance Geriatric Nursing Issues | p. 58 |
| A Primer on Political Philosophy | p. 63 |
| Policy Development and Analysis: Understanding the Process | p. 75 |
| Political Analysis and Strategies | p. 94 |
| Taking Action: The Nightingales Take on Big Tobacco | p. 109 |
| Communication Skills for Political Success | p. 121 |
| Coalitions: A Powerful Political Strategy | p. 135 |
| Taking Action: Lessons from the Long-Term Care Coalition | p. 145 |
| Harnessing the Power of the Media to Influence Health Policy and Politics | p. 149 |
| Taking Action: Getting Free Media Coverage for Nursing Issues | p. 169 |
| Taking Action: Distributed Campaigns: Using the Internet to Empower Activism | p. 171 |
| Taking Action: Talking the Right Talk about Nursing | p. 177 |
| Taking Action: Changing Poor Portrayals of Nurses in the Media: The Center for Nursing Advocacy | p. 184 |
| Research as a Political and Policy Tool | p. 195 |
| Policyspotlight: From Practice to Policy: Improving Wound Care Outcomes | p. 207 |
| Policyspotlight: Falls and Public Policy: Creating a Blueprint for Change | p. 213 |
| Conflict Management: A Critical Part of Politics | p. 221 |
| Policyspotlight: Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Tool for Managing Conflict Phyllis | p. 227 |
| Health Policy, Politics, and Professional Ethics | p. 243 |
| Health Care Delivery and Financing | |
| The U.S. Health Care System | p. 256 |
| Policyspotlight: The National Health Service in the United Kingdom | p. 274 |
| Policyspotlight: Could a National Health System Work in The United States? | p. 282 |
| Taking Action: Community Health Centers: A Successful Strategy for Improving Health Care Access | p. 287 |
| Policyspotlight: The Politics of Long-Term Care | p. 295 |
| Policyspotlight: Evolving Policy in Home Health Care | p. 304 |
| Policyspotlight: Mental Health Parity: Will it Ever Happen? | p. 311 |
| Policyspotlight: The Department of Defense Tricare Program: Health Care for the U.S. Military | p. 323 |
| Policyspotlight: The U.S. Veterans Administration: Policy Change for the Greater Good in an Integrated Health System | p. 330 |
| Policyspotlight: Successes and Struggles in Complementary Health Care | p. 336 |
| Taking Action: The Role of Foundations in Improving Health Care | p. 344 |
| Vignette: Neonatal Palliative Care: Moving a Vision Forward | p. 350 |
| Policyspotlight: The Politics of the Pharmaceutical Industry | p. 354 |
| A Primer on Health Economics | p. 363 |
| Policyspotlight: Social Security: Key to Economic Security | p. 376 |
| Financing Health Care in the United States | p. 384 |
| Taking Action: Massachusetts' Strategy for Financing Health Care for the Uninsured | p. 408 |
| Policyspotlight: Reforming Medicare | p. 414 |
| Policyspotlight: Interests, Ideology, and Institutional Dynamics in the Creation of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit | p. 421 |
| Policyspotlight: Children's Health Insurance Coverage: Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) | p. 435 |
| Taking Action: Using Private Funds to Improve School Health | p. 444 |
| Policy and Politics in the Workplace | |
| Contemporary Issues in the Health Care Workplace | p. 449 |
| Policyspotlight: How Magnet Status Drives Change in Health Care Institutions | p. 461 |
| Policyspotlight: When a Hurricane Strikes: The Challenge of Crafting Workplace Policy | p. 468 |
| Taking Action: Health Services Research: Shaping Patient Safety Policy | p. 474 |
| Ten Keys to Unlocking Policy Change in the Workplace | p. 482 |
| Vignette: Needlestick Injuries in the Workplace: Implications for Public Policy | p. 486 |
| Taking Action: Transforming Care at the Bedside: Shadyside Hospital's Code Red | p. 497 |
| Taking Action: Family Presence at the Bedside: Changing Hospital Policy | p. 500 |
| The Nursing Workforce: Supply and Demand | p. 509 |
| Policyspotlight: California Nurse Staffing Ratios | p. 518 |
| Policyspotlight: Mandatory Staffing: Australia's Experience | p. 527 |
| Taking Action: Using Technology to Mitigate the Nursing Shortage | p. 540 |
| Policyspotlight: Nurse Staffing Impact on Organizational Outcomes | p. 550 |
| Policyspotlight: Diversity in Nursing: A Long Road Ahead | p. 559 |
| Politics of Advanced Practice Nursing | p. 568 |
| Taking Action: Diminishing Reproductive Choices in New York City: The Demise of the Midwifery Model | p. 574 |
| Policyspotlight: Reimbursement Issues for Nurse Anesthetists: A Continuing Challenge | p. 579 |
| Collective Action in the Workplace: The Role of Unions | p. 589 |
| Taking Action: Non-Union Collective Action in Nursing | p. 601 |
| A Political Minefield: Conducting Nursing Research | p. 607 |
| Policy and Politics in the Government | |
| Contemporary Issues in Government | p. 622 |
| Taking Action: Stem Cell Research in Maryland: A Nurse Legislator's Initiative | p. 646 |
| Policyspotlight: Reefer Madness: The Illogical Politics of Medical Marijuana | p. 653 |
| Policyspotlight: Genetics, Discrimination, and Privacy | p. 662 |
| Policyspotlight: Intimate Partner Violence: A Public Health and Policy Problem | p. 669 |
| How Government Works and What You Need to Know to Influence the Process | p. 676 |
| Taking Action: Political Appointments | p. 690 |
| Vignette: Making the Most of Political Appointments: My Life as a Federal and State Official | p. 699 |
| An Overview of Legislation and Regulation | p. 703 |
| Vignette: From Sewage Problems to the Statehouse: My Life as an Elected Official | p. 716 |
| Vignette: Farmgirl, Nurse, and Legislator: My Journey to the Delaware General Assembly | p. 720 |
| Vignette: A Nurse in Congress | p. 723 |
| Vignette: I Believed I Could Make a Difference | p. 726 |
| Vignette: My Path to Congress | p. 729 |
| Taking Action: Hog-Housed: The Life and Death of Bachelor of Science in Nursing Entry to Practice in North Dakota | p. 731 |
| Policyspotlight: The Politics of Nursing Regulation and Licensure | p. 735 |
| Lobbying Policymakers: Individual and Collective Strategies | p. 747 |
| Vignette: An Insider's View of Lobbying | p. 760 |
| Interest Groups: Powerful Political Catalysts in Health Care | p. 766 |
| Vignette: Extending Your Influence: Serving on the AARP Board | p. 778 |
| The American Voter and Electoral Politics | p. 782 |
| Policyspotlight: Political Activity: Different Rules for Government-Employed Nurses | p. 800 |
| Taking Action: The Power of Political Contributions | p. 805 |
| Taking Action: Anatomy of a Political Campaign | p. 808 |
| Vignette: Truth or Dare: One Nurse's Political Campaign | p. 815 |
| Vignette: There's Nothing Quite Like Campaigning for Office | p. 817 |
| Nursing and the Courts | p. 825 |
| Policy and Politics in Organizations | |
| Contemporary Issues in Nursing Organizations | p. 835 |
| You and Your Professional Nursing Organization | p. 845 |
| Nursing In Action: Policy Initiatives of Specialty Nursing Associations | p. 859 |
| Taking Action: The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses: Establishing and Sustaining Healthy Work Environments | p. 863 |
| Taking Action: The Oncology Nursing Society: Engaging Support for the Nurse Reinvestment Act | p. 866 |
| Taking Action: The American Nephrology Nurses' Association: A Grassroots Initiative to Educate Lawmakers | p. 868 |
| Taking Action: The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses: Reimbursement Policy for Registered Nurse First Assistants | p. 870 |
| Taking Action: The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses: Policy Initiatives to Address Workplace Violence | p. 873 |
| Taking Action: The Emergency Nurses Association: Making the Case for Safe Staffing Systems | p. 875 |
| Taking Action: The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners: Taking Action on the Epidemic of Childhood Overweight | p. 878 |
| Taking Action: The Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses: Folic Acid Advocacy | p. 881 |
| Taking Action: The National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses: All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Safety Education and Legislation | p. 883 |
| Policy and Politics in the Community | |
| Where Policy Hits the Pavement: Contemporary Issues In Communities | p. 885 |
| Vignette: Homelessness and Health: Creating Lasting Solutions | p. 894 |
| Policyspotlight: Sex, Science, and Policy: Approaches to Adolescent Sexual Health | p. 897 |
| Policyspotlight: The Demise of an Adolescent Sexuality Education Program | p. 901 |
| Policyspotlight: The Politics of Childhood Immunizations | p. 904 |
| Policyspotlight: Wake-up Call: Mobilizing Communities to Improve Health Literacy | p. 913 |
| Policyspotlight: Childcare Policy: A Challenge for the Nation | p. 923 |
| Working with the Community for Change | p. 933 |
| Policyspotlight Regulating Industrial Chemicals to Protect the Environment and Human Health | p. 947 |
| Taking Action: The Condom Lady | p. 955 |
| Taking Action: Influencing the Community by Serving on a Board | p. 959 |
| Nursing in the International Community: A Broader View of Nursing Issues | p. 966 |
| Policyspotlight: Global Migration of Nurses: Managing a Scarce Resource | p. 982 |
| Policyspotlight: Infectious Disease: A Global Health Care Challenge | p. 992 |
| Policyspotlight: The Global HIV/AIDS Crisis: Policy Responses in the Face of Limited Resources | p. 1000 |
| Policyspotlight: Conflict and War: Impact on the Health of Societies | p. 1010 |
| Vignette: International Emergencies: Health Care and Human Rights | p. 1022 |
| Index | p. 1029 |
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