Policy and Politics for Nurses and Other Health Professionals

Name: Policy and Politics for Nurses and Other Health Professionals
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ISBN: 9780763756598

ISBN-10: 0763756598

ISBN-13: 9780763756598

Edition: 2011 (Revised)

Authors: Donna M. Nickitas, Donna J. Middaugh, Nancy Aries

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Public Policy and Politics for Nurses and Other Healthcare Professionals provides a nursing focus with an interdisciplinary approach intertwined to create an understanding of the economic, political and policy dimensions of health care. Using contributors, this reference offers future nurses and healthcare practitioners keen insight and understanding that clinical practice is derived from regulation, laws, and policies that are initiated from public policy and politics. Key features include chapter objectives, summaries, examples, boxed articles, case studies, review questions, key terms, photographs, and a tool kit that includes a "skills" section of how-to's.

Book details

List price: $130.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC
Publication date: 3/26/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Foreword



Preface


Contributors



Introduction



To Engage or Not Engage: The Choice Confronting Nurses and Other Health Professionals




Health Status and Access to Care




The Health Labor Force: Understanding the Distribution of Power and Influence



Physicians




Nurses




Allied and Other Health Professionals




Healthcare Providers: Understanding How Power, Markets, and Government Impact the Organization and Delivery of Care



Hospitals: The Power of Institutional Interests




Long-Term Care




Mental and Behavioral Health: Clinical and Policy Impact on Mental Health Trends




Public Health Policy: Promotion, Prevention, and Protection




Healthcare Finance: Understanding the Role of Markets in Government



Healthcare Costs: Follow the Money!




The History of Health Insurance in the United States




Drivers



Advancing the Use of Technology in the Organization and Delivery of Health Care




Healthcare Quality




Health Services Research




Conclusions: A Policy Toolkit for Healthcare Providers and Activists




Web Resources




Glossary of Managed Care Terminology


Index


Photo Credits