Policy and Politics for Nurses and Other Health Professionals: Advocacy and Action: Advocacy and Action 3rd Edition ISBN: 9781284140392

Policy and Politics for Nurses and Other Health Professionals: Advocacy and Action, Third Edition

This essential text provides a clear and practical framework for healthcare professionals to understand and actively shape health policy. The authors present the economic, political, and policy dimensions of healthcare in a way that is directly relevant to practice, empowering nurses and other professionals to become effective advocates.

Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the Third Edition illuminates how policy impacts collaborative care teams and expands the discussion to include critical global health issues such as pandemics, natural disasters, and conflict.

New to the Third Edition:

• New Chapters on three critical areas:

  • Enhanced Primary Care Roles

  • Health Information Technology and its intersection with health policy

  • The political power of nurses and how to harness professional values for advocacy.

• Updated analysis of the Affordable Care Act and the current policy landscape.

• Practical Case Studies that bridge the gap between theory and practice, demonstrating how policy directly impacts health systems and patient care.