Milstead's health policy and politics : a nurse's guide /

Milstead's health policy and politics : a nurse's guide / [edited by] Nancy M. Short. - Eighth edition. - USA: Jones and Bartlett Learning, 2027 - xxxi, 383 pages illustrations 23 cm

Revised edition of: Health policy and politics : a nurse's guide / [edited by] Jeri A. Milstead, Nancy Munn Short. Sixth edition. Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2019].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The policy process : nurses shaping health policy -- Information literacy : avoiding misinformation -- Regulation and the regulatory process -- Policy process : community/stakeholder engagement and education -- Problem identification and agenda setting : What rises to a policymaker's attention? -- Policy process : policy analysis and design -- Policy process : power, strategy and enactment of legislation -- Policy process : implementation (avoiding unintended consequences) -- Policy process : evaluation of policies -- Influencing policy with population health data -- Access to care : paying for healthcare -- An insider's guide to engaging in policy activities.

"Milstead's Health Policy and Politics: A Nurse's Guide, Eighth Edition is focused on policymaking and the impact it has on nursing and healthcare. This text is an excellent resource for nursing students as it encompasses the entire health policy process from agenda setting through policy and program evaluation. It also explores the impact of social media, economics, finance and other timely topics on policymaking as well. Additionally, the authors draw from their extensive experience and provide concrete examples of real-life situations that help students understand the link between nursing, policy theory and political action"-- Provided by publisher.



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Nurses--Political activity--United States
Nursing--Political aspects--United States
Medical policy--United States
Medical care--Political aspects--United States
LAW / Medical Law & Legislation

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