Relied upon by faculty as a centerpiece for their health policy courses, the newly updated 4th Edition of Health Policy and Politics: A Nurse’s Guide continues to expand on the relationship between health policy and politics as they relate to the field of nursing. This timely and relevant revision now includes:
• A completely updated chapter on economics
• The most current information on the politics surrounding health policy
• The Institute of Medicine's (IOM) Future of Nursing paper is integrated throughout the text
• A fantastic Companion Website complete with online activities to aid student learning
Practicing clinicians and administrators will learn how health policy affects them and how to get politically active, and advanced practice nurses will learn how to deliver quality health care by appropriate providers in a cost-effective manner. Additionally, readers will understand the process of public policy making, including:
• Agenda setting • Government response • Program response • Implementation • Evaluation