Milstead's Health Policy & Politics: . 7th Edition ISBN: 978-1284228519

Milstead's Health Policy and Politics: A Nurse's Guide, Seventh 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. News Literacy chapter uncovers biases nurses will experience on the job and mitigation strategies The impact of Twitter’s influence on health policy and politics Discussion of structural racism and concept of power COVID-19 and the impact on health policy Expanded coverage of healthcare payment programs including the Quality Payment Program Updated coverage of the direction of the U.S. health care system and health policy New exemplars spotlight nurses around the world, globalization and global health policy Health Policy.