8th Edition All Chapters Covered
,UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO POLICY AND POLITICS IN NURSING AND
HEALTH CARE 1.Frameworks for Action in Policy and Politics 2.A
Historical Perspective on Policy, Politics and Nursing 3.Advocacy in Nursing
and Health Care 4.Learning the Ropes of Policy and Politics 5.TAKING
ACTION: Just Say Yes: Learning to Move Beyond the Fear 6.A Primer on
Political Philosophy 7.The Policy Process 8.Political Analysis and Strategies
9.Communication and Conflict Management in Health Policy 10.Research as
a Political and Policy Tool 11.Using Research to Advance Health and Social
Policies for Children 12.Using the Power of the Media to Influence Health
Policy and Politics 13.TAKING ACTION: How A Social Media Campaign and
Billboards Can Influence Policy 14.Health Policy, Politics, and Professional
Ethics
UNIT 2: HEALTH CARE DELIVERY AND FINANCING 15.The Changing
United States Health Care System 16.A Primer on Health Economics of
Nursing and Health Policy 17.Financing Health Care in the United States
18.The Affordable Care Act: An Uncertain Future 19.The National
Association of Hispanic Nurses Educating Multicultural Communities on the
Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act 20.Patient Engagement and Public
Policy: Emerging New Paradigms and Roles 21.The Marinated Mind: Why
Overuse Is an Epidemic and How to Reduce It 22.Policy Approaches to
Address Health Disparities 23.TAKING ACTION: Policy Advocacy for
American Indian/Alaska Native Children: School Nutrition and the Need for
Indigenous Food Sovereignty 24.TAKING ACTION: Addressing the Health
Needs of Immigrant/Migrant Farmworkers 25.The Unfulfilled Promise of
Mental Health and Addiction Parity 26.Improving LGBTQ+ Health: Nursing
Policy Can Make a Difference 27.Reproductive Health Policy 28.Public and
Population Health: Promoting the Health of the Public 29.TAKING ACTION:
Influencing Public Health in a Politically Charged Environment 30.The
,Politics and Policy of Disaster Response and Public Health Emergency
Preparedness 31.Advancing New Models of Primary Care 32.Family
Caregiving and Social Policy 33.Dual Eligibles: Challenges and Innovations
in Care 34.HOMECARE, HOSPICE AND COMMUNITY BASED CARE:
EVOLVING POLICY 35.Long-Term Services and Supports Policy Issues
36.The United States Military and Veterans Administration Health Systems:
Contemporary Overview and Policy Challenges
UNIT 3: POLICY AND POLITICS IN THE GOVERNMENT 37.Contemporary
Issues in Government 38.How Government Works: What You Need to Know
to Influence the Process 39.An Overview of Legislative and Regulatory
Processes 40.Lobbying Policymakers: Individual and Collective Strategies
41.Political Activity: Different Rules for Government-Employees 42.TAKING
ACTION: Reflective Musings from a Nurse Politician! 43.TAKING ACTION:
Running Against the Odds: There’s a Nurse in the Assembly 44.Political
Appointments 45.Nursing and the Courts 46.Nursing Licensure and
Regulations 47.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 48.Policy and Politics in Health Care Organizations
49.Taking Your Place at the Table: Board Appointments and Service
50.TAKING ACTION: Nurse Leaders in the Boardroom 51.Quality and Safety
in Healthcare: Policy Issues 52.Politics and Evidence-Based Practice and
Policy 53.The Nursing Workforce 54.Rural Health Care: Workforce
Challenges and Opportunities 55.TAKING ACTION: Increasing Specialty
Medical Care ACCESS in Rural Communities 56.Nurse Staffing Ratios:
Policy Options 57.The Contemporary Work Environment of Nursing
58.Taking Action: Racism in the Workplace 59.Collective Strategies for
Transformation in the Workplace 60.Political Context of Advanced Practice
Nursing 61.TAKING ACTION: Never Underestimate the Power of a Personal
Story! 62.TAKING ACTION: Removing APRN Regulatory Barriers in West
, Virginia 63.TAKING ACTION: Full Practice Authority: A Tale of Two States
64.Policy and Politics in Nursing Academia 65.The Intersection of
Technology and Health Care: Policy and Practice Implications
UNIT 5: POLICY AND POLITICS IN ASSOCIATIONS AND INTEREST
GROUPS 66.Interest Group in Health Care Policy and Politics 67.Policy
Issues in Nursing Associations 68.TAKING ACTION: School Nursing at the
Intersection of Health and Education 69.TAKING ACTION: The Alliance of
Nursing for Healthy Environments Promoting Environmental Health
70.Coalitions: A Powerful Political Strategy 71.TAKING ACTION: Campaign
For Action 72.TAKING ACTION: Why Not Minot? The battle over North
Dakota's first smoke-free ordinance
UNIT 6: POLICY AND POLITICS IN THE COMMUNITY 73.Where Policy
Hits the Pavement: Contemporary Issues In Communities 74.An
Introduction to Community Activism 75.TAKING ACTION: From Sewage
Problems to the State House: Serving Communities 76.TAKING ACTION:
Contaminated Water and Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Flint 77.Creating
Culture of Health and working with communities 78.TAKING ACTION:
Activism: A Community Rises 79.Family and Sexual Violence: Nursing and
U.S. Policy 80.Human Trafficking: The Need for Nursing Advocacy
81.TAKING ACTION: Policy, Politics, and Advocating for Medicinal Cannabis
Use 82.Think Globally, Act Locally: Nursing and Global Health 83.Infectious
Disease in a Highly Connected World: Nurses' Role to Prevent, Detect,
Respond