Includes index.

Introduction to policy and politics in nursing and health care --
A framework for action in policy and politics / Mary W. Chaffee, Diana J. Mason, and Judith K. Leavitt --
A historical perspective on policy, politics, and nursing / Sandra B. Lewenson --
Learning the ropes of policy, politics, and advocacy / Judith K. Leavitt, Mary W. Chaffee, and Connie Vance --
Taking action: how I learned the ropes of policy and politics / Alfredo Mireles --
Advocacy in nursing and health care / Chad Priest --
A primer on political philosophy / Sally S. Cohen --
The policy process / Bobbie Berkowitz --
Policy issue paper example: federal funding of nursing education / Nancy L. Falk --
Political analysis and strategies / Judith K. Leavitt, Diana J. Mason, and Ellen-Marie Whelan --
Health policy, politics, and professional ethics / Leah L. Curtin --
Using the power of media to influence health policy and politics / Jessie Daniels, Barbara Glickstein, and Diana J. Mason --
Communication skills for success in policy and politics / Mary W. Chaffee --
Conflict management in health care: the tipping point arrives / Phyllis Beck Kritek --
Health care delivery and financing --
The United States health care system / Gail E. Russell --
Financing health care in the United States / Joyce A. Pulcini and Mary Ann Hart --
Could a national health system work in the United States? / Kristine M. Gebbie --
A primer on health economics / Lynn Unruh and Joanne Spetz --
Reforming medicare / Susan C. Reinhard --
Children's health insurance coverage: medicaid and the state children's health insurance program / Kathleen M. White --
The United States military health system: policy challenges in wartime and peacetime / John S. Murray and Mary W. Chaffee --
The veterans administration health system: an overview of major policy issues / Cynthia Caroselli --
The uninsured and underinsured: on the cusp of health reform / Catherine Hoffman --
Policy approahces to address health disparities / Lauren A. Underwood and Antonia M. Villarruel --
The rural health care tundra / Alan Morgan --
Long-term care. Policy and politics in research and nursing science --
Science, policy, and politics / Mary W. Chaffee --
Research as a political and policy tool / Lynn Price --
Health services research: translating research into policy / Patricia W. Stone, Arlene M. Smaldone, William M. Enlow, and Robert J. Lucero --
Politics and evidence-based practice and policy / Sean P. Clarke --
The society for women's health research: using evidence-based policy to improve health / Irma Goertzen and Suzanne Stone --
Using research to advance healthy social policies for children / Sally S. Cohen, Sandra Bishop-Josef, and Louise Kahn --
Taking action: reefer madness: the clash of science, politics, and medical marijuana / Mary Lynn Mathre --
Taking action: the journey into the hallowed halls of politics: how nurse practitioners changed Pennsylvania policy / Norma Alicea-Alvarez and Susan D. Hellier --
Policy and politics in the workplace and workforce --
Policy and politics in the contemporary work environment / Pamela Thompson, Laura Caramanica, Elaine Cohen, Patricia Reid Ponte, and Rose Sherman --
Quality and safety in health care: policy issues / Ellen T. Kurtzman and Jean E. Johnson --
The nursing workforce / Mary Lou Brunell and Angela Rose --
Nursing education policy: the unending debate over entry into practice and the new debate over doctoral degrees / Elaine Tagliareni and Beverly L. Malone --
The politics of advanced practice nursing / Eileen T. O'Grady and Loretta C. Ford --
Global nurse migration / Barbara L. Nichols, Catherine R. Davis, and Donna R. Richardson --
Nurse staffing ratios: policy options / Joanne Spetz --
Taking action: aligning care at the bedside with the c-suite / Linda Burnes Bolton and Margarte L. McClure --
Taking action: when a hurricane strikes: the challenge of crafting workplace policy / Janice M. McCoy and Susan McDonough Stackpoole --
Workplace abuse in nursing: policy strategies / Jane H. Barnsteiner --
Taking action: advocating for nurses injured in the workplace / Anne Hudson --
Taking action: influencing the workplace by serving. Policy and politics in the government --
Contemporary issues in government / Deborah B. Gardner and Amanda L. Ebner --
How government works: what you need to know to influence the process / Karrie Cummings Hendrickson, Christine Ceccarelli, and Sally S. Cohen --
An overview of legislation and regulation / Nancy Ridenour and Yvonne Santa Anna --
Nursing licensure and regulation / Edie Brous --
Regulating industrial chemicals to protext the environment and human health / Charlotte Brody --
Lobbying policymakers: individual and collective strategies / Ellen-Marie Whelan and Michael P. Woody --
Taking action: an insider's view of lobbying / Betty R. Dickson --
Political appointments / Judith K. Leavitt and Mary W. Chaffee --
Taking action: influencing policy as a member of the San Francisco health commission / Catherine M. Waters --
Nursing and the courts / David M. Keepnews and Virginiga Trotter Betts --
The American voter and the electoral process / Karen O'Connor and Jon L. Weakley --
Taking action: anatomy of a political campaign / Greeg Glazer and Charles Alexandre --
Taking action: nurses for Obama: my advocacy and experience on the campaign trail / Pamela J. Johnson --
Is there a nurse in the house? --
The nurses in the United States congress / Mary W. Chaffee --
Taking action: nurse, educator, and legislator: my journey to the Delaware general assembly / Bethany Hall-Long --
Taking action: into the rabbit hole: my journey to service on a city council / Holly Edwards --
Taking action: truth or dare: one nurse's political campaign / Barbara B. Hatfield and Brenda C. Isaac --
Political activity: different rules for government-employed nurses / Tracy A. Malone and Mary W. Chaffee --
Policy and Politics in associations and interest groups --
Interest groups in health care policy and politics / Joanne Rains Warner --
Current issues in nursing associations / Linda J. Shinn --
Professional nursing associations: meeting needs of nurses and the profession / Pamela J. Haylock --
Taking action: the center to champion nursing in America: mobilizing consumers. Policy and politics in the community --
Where policy hits the pavement: contemporary issues in communities / Katherine N. Bent --
An introduction to community activism / DeAnne K. Hilfinger Messias --
Taking action: from sewage problems to the statehouse: my life as an elected official / Mary L. Behrens --
Taking action: community advocacy in Pennsylvania: how I worked to make my community healthier / Patricia E. Tobal --
Taking action: a nurse practitioner's advocacy efforts in Nevada / Elena Lopez-Bowlan --
Taking action: one nurse's fight against gang violence in California / Corazon Tomalinas --
Taking action: the canary coalition for clear air in North Carolina's Smoky Mountains / Jonathan Bentley --
Taking action: the nightingales take on big tobacco / Ruth E. Malone and Kelly Buettner-Schmidt --
Lactivism: breastfeeding advocacy in the United States / Diane L. Spatz --
Taking action: postpartum depression: the convergence of media coverage and community activism to influence health policy / Mary V. Muse, John T. Carlsen, and Vanessa, D. Newsome --
Nursing in the international community: a broader view of nursing issues / Judith A. Oulton --
Taking action: Ugandan nurses leading health policy change / Stephanie L. Ferguson --
Emerging and reemerging infectious disease: a global challenge / James Mark Simmerman --
Human trafficking: the need for nursing advocacy / Barbara Glickstein --
Appendix: Health policy internships and fellowships / Johnnie Sue Cooper.

eaturing analysis of healthcare issues and first-person stories, this title helps you develop skills in influencing policy in this changing health care environment. It presents a wide range of topics in policies and politics, providing a complete background.