**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Health Policy/Reform** Learn how to influence policy and become a leader in today's changing health care environment. Featuring analysis of cutting-edge healthcare issues and first-person insights, Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care, 8th Edition continues to be the leading text on nursing action and activism. Approximately 150 expert contributors present a wide range of topics in policies and politics, providing a more complete background than can be found in any other policy textbook on the market. This expanded 8th edition helps you develop a global understanding of nursing leadership and political activism, as well as the complex business and financial issues that drive many actions in the health system. Discussions include the latest updates on conflict management, health economics, lobbying, the use of media, and working with communities for change. With these innovative insights and strategies, you will be prepared to play a leadership role in the four spheres in which nurses are politically active: the workplace, government, professional organizations, and the community. - Comprehensive coverage of healthcare policies and politics provides a broader understanding of nursing leadership and political activism, as well as complex business and financial issues. - Key Points at the end of chapters helps you review important, need-to-know lesson content. - Taking Action essays include personal accounts of how nurses have participated in politics and what they have accomplished. - Expert authors make up a virtual Nursing Who's Who in healthcare policy, sharing information and personal perspectives gained in the crafting of healthcare policy. - NEW! The latest information and perspectives are provided by nursing leaders who influenced health care reform, including the Affordable Care Act. - NEW! Added information on medical marijuana presents both sides of this ongoing debate. - NEW! More information on health care policy and the aging population covers the most up-do-date information on this growing population. - NEW! Expanded information on the Globalization of Nursing explores international policies and procedures related to nursing around the world. - NEW! Expanded focus on media strategies details proper etiquette when speaking with the press. - NEW! Expanded coverage of primary care models and issues throughout text. - NEW! APRN and additional Taking Action chapters reflect the most recent industry changes. - NEW! Perspectives on issues and challenges in the government sphere showcase recent strategies and complications.

Learn how to influence policy and become a leader in today's changing health care environment. Featuring analysis of cutting-edge healthcare issues and first-person insights, Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care, 8^th Edition continues to be the leading text on nursing action and activism. Approximately 150 expert contributors present a wide range of topics in policies and politics, providing a more complete background than can be found in any other policy textbook on the market. This expanded 8^th edition helps you develop a global understanding of nursing leadership and political activism, as well as the complex business and financial issues that drive many actions in the health system. Discussions include the latest updates on conflict management, health economics, lobbying, the use of media, and working with communities for change. With these innovative insights and strategies, you will be prepared to play a leadership role in the four spheres in which nurses are politically active: the workplace, government, professional organizations, and the community.

• Comprehensive coverage of healthcare policies and politics provides a broader understanding of nursing leadership and political activism, as well as complex business and financial issues.
• Key Points at the end of chapters helps you review important, need-to-know lesson content.
• Taking Action essays include personal accounts of how nurses have participated in politics and what they have accomplished.
• Expert authors make up a virtual Nursing Who's Who in healthcare policy, sharing information and personal perspectives gained in the crafting of healthcare policy.

• NEW! The latest information and perspectives are provided by nursing leaders who influenced health care reform, including the Affordable Care Act.
• NEW! Added information on medical marijuana presents both sides of this ongoing debate.
• NEW! More information on health care policy and the aging population covers the most up-do-date information on this growing population.
• NEW! Expanded information on the Globalization of Nursing explores international policies and procedures related to nursing around the world.
• NEW! Expanded focus on media strategies details proper etiquette when speaking with the press.
• NEW! Expanded coverage of primary care models and issues throughout text.
• NEW! APRN and additional Taking Action chapters reflect the most recent industry changes.
• NEW! Perspectives on issues and challenges in the government sphere showcase recent strategies and complications.

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 i…