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| Preface | p. vii |
| Why a Fourth Edition? | p. vii |
| Target Audience | p. viii |
| Using This Book | p. x |
| Acknowledgments | p. xi |
| Contributors | p. xiii |
| Advanced Practice Nurses and Public Policy, Naturally | p. 1 |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Changes in Nursing Education and Practice | p. 3 |
| Developing a More Sophisticated Political Role for Nur... MORE | p. 9 |
| 21st Century Organizations | p. 11 |
| What Is Public Policy? | p. 12 |
| Why Nurses and Public Policy? | p. 15 |
| An Overview of the Policy Process | p. 16 |
| A Bright Future | p. 19 |
| Conclusion | p. 22 |
| Discussion Points and Activities | p. 23 |
| References | p. 25 |
| Agenda Setting | p. 29 |
| Introduction | p. 29 |
| Case Study 1: Immigration and Perinatal Care | p. 30 |
| Case Study 2: The National Center for Nursing Research Amendment | p. 32 |
| Overview of Models and Dimensions | p. 33 |
| Conclusion | p. 41 |
| Discussion Points and Activities | p. 42 |
| References | p. 43 |
| Government Response: Legislation-Politics: Playing the Game | p. 45 |
| Introduction | p. 45 |
| Political Involvement: Option Versus Obligation | p. 46 |
| Politics-What Is It Really? | p. 47 |
| Effective Lobbying: A Three-Legged Stool | p. 52 |
| Trends and Tools | p. 62 |
| Conclusion | p. 66 |
| Running for Elective Office-One Nurse's Experience | p. 66 |
| Discussion Points and Activities | p. 69 |
| References | p. 70 |
| Government Regulation: Parallel and Powerful | p. 73 |
| Introduction | p. 74 |
| Regulation Versus Legislation | p. 74 |
| Health Professions Regulation and Licensing | p. 75 |
| Regulation of Advanced Practice Nurses | p. 81 |
| Current Issues in Regulation and Licensure | p. 96 |
| The Future of Advanced Practice Nurse Regulation | p. 99 |
| Conclusion | p. 102 |
| Discussion Points and Activities | p. 103 |
| Case Study 1: Regulation of Pronouncement of Death in Ohio | p. 104 |
| Case Study 2: Changes in Regulations | p. 106 |
| References | p. 108 |
| Policy Design | p. 111 |
| Introduction | p. 111 |
| The Policy Process | p. 112 |
| Review of Policy Research | p. 113 |
| The Design Issue | p. 114 |
| Policy Instruments | p. 115 |
| Using Tools as a Looking Glass: Two Case Studies | p. 117 |
| Case Study 1: Comparative Analysis of Pregnancy Outcomes in Two Countries | p. 118 |
| Case Study 2: Polypharmacy Problems | p. 121 |
| Bringing Policy to the Classroom | p. 121 |
| Conclusion | p. 122 |
| Discussion Points and Activities | p. 122 |
| References | p. 123 |
| Implementation | p. 125 |
| Introduction | p. 125 |
| Implementation: The Process | p. 126 |
| Case Studies: Implementation and APRNs | p. 129 |
| Case Study 1: Direct Physician/Practitioner Supervision of Nursing Interventions and Practices | p. 130 |
| Case Study 2: Developing and Implementing Innovative Models of Care | p. 131 |
| Case Study 3: Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule | p. 131 |
| Case Study 4: Home Health Care and Durable Medical Equipment (DME) | p. 131 |
| Case Study 5: Advancing Access to Care Through Full Utilization of APRNs | p. 132 |
| Implementation Strategies for the 2008 Consensus Model for APRN Regulation: Licensure, Accreditation, Certification, & Education | p. 133 |
| Case Study 6: Restricted Scope of APRN Practice | p. 135 |
| References | p. 136 |
| Program Evaluation | p. 137 |
| Introduction | p. 138 |
| Policy, Public Policy, and Social Programs | p. 139 |
| Program Evaluation | p. 141 |
| Accountability in Program Evaluation | p. 144 |
| Theory: A Valuable Tool in Evaluation | p. 146 |
| Ethics and Evaluation | p. 146 |
| Program Evaluation Design Options | p. 150 |
| Evaluation Reports: Sharing the Findings | p. 152 |
| Conclusion | p. 154 |
| Discussion Points and Activities | p. 155 |
| Case Study 1: Evaluating Clinic Services | p. 155 |
| Case Study 2: Clinic: For Episodic or Chronic Care? | p. 156 |
| References | p. 157 |
| The Impact of Social Networking and the Internet on Healthcare Decisions | p. 161 |
| Introduction | p. 162 |
| Social Networks: How They Have Changed Communication | p. 162 |
| Social Networking and Healthcare Information: A Mixed Blessing | p. 165 |
| Beyond Informatics: Electronic Health Records | p. 170 |
| Information, Legislation, and Health Care | p. 171 |
| The Future of Healthcare Policy in the Age of Social Networking | p. 173 |
| Case Study 1 | p. 174 |
| Case Study 2 | p. 175 |
| References | p. 175 |
| Policy Nurses Advance Policy Agendas in Many Arenas | p. 179 |
| Introduction | p. 179 |
| Policy Nurses in Nurse Associations | p. 180 |
| Connecting and Educating Policy Nurses | p. 180 |
| Advocacy for Advanced Practice Nurse Organizations | p. 182 |
| Conclusion | p. 186 |
| Discussion Points and Activities | p. 187 |
| Reference | p. 187 |
| Additional Resources | p. 187 |
| Overview: The Economics and Finance of Health Care | p. 191 |
| Introduction | p. 192 |
| Economics and Finance: A Comparison | p. 193 |
| Discussion Points and Activities | p. 201 |
| Case Study: The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on North Carolina's Uninsured Population | p. 202 |
| Websites of Interest | p. 204 |
| References | p. 205 |
| Global Connections | p. 207 |
| Introduction | p. 207 |
| Global Issues | p. 207 |
| The Importance of Understanding the Cultural Context | p. 209 |
| The Nurse Shortage | p. 210 |
| Nurse Involvement in Policy Decisions | p. 211 |
| Case Study: The Resurgence of Polio | p. 213 |
| Conclusion | p. 215 |
| Discussion Points and Activities | p. 216 |
| References | p. 216 |
| Index | p. 219 |
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