Policy and Politics in Nursing and Health Care: Action and Change in the Workplace, Government, Organizations and Community - Softcover

Mason RN PhD FAAN, Diana J.; Leavitt RN MEd FAAN, Judith K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0721670385 ISBN 13: 9780721670386

Publisher: Saunders, 1998

Synopsis

A 1998 AJN Book of the Year! Over 100 experts examine policy and politics in nursing within the workplace, government, professional organizations, and the community. Scholarly discussions, combined with personal narratives and case histories, bring an array of topics to life from the legislative and regulatory processes to the organization of health care in the United States. This resource helps readers develop valuable skills such as political and policy analysis, conflict management, lobbying, the use of media, and working with communities for change.

About this title

Synopsis:

This third edition has been revised to incorporate an increased focus on policy and a strengthened feminist perspective. Politics and policy are discussed within each of the four spheres of a nurse's environment: the workplace, government, community, and professional organizations. Contributed to by over 100 nurses, the text includes vignettes exemplifying principles discussed, detailed explanations about the process of change, policy development and analysis, and politics in the four spheres. Other areas addressed are the role of the courts, organizing and mobilizing for action, the involvement of specialty organizations, health care financing and marketing policy issues. This edition includes increased coverage of the policy process and offers a new chapter addressing health care economics as well as expanded content on health care financing. There is also a chapter on political analysis and strategy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Saunders
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0721670385
• ISBN 13: 9780721670386
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 767