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| Preface | |
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| Why a Fourth Edition? | |
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| Target Audience | |
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| Using This Book | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Contributors | |
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| Advanced Practice Nurses and Public Policy, Naturally | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Changes in Nursing Education and Practice | |
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| Developing a More Sophisticated Political Role for Nurses | |
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| 21st Century Organizations | |
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| What Is Public Policy? | |
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| Why Nurses and Public Policy? | |
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| An Overview of the Policy Process | |
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| A Bright Future | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Discussion Points and Activities | |
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| References | |
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| Agenda Setting | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Case Study 1: Immigration and Perinatal Care | |
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| Case Study 2: The National Center for Nursing Research Amendment | |
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| Overview of Models and Dimensions | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Discussion Points and Activities | |
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| References | |
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| Government Response: Legislation-Politics: Playing the Game | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Political Involvement: Option Versus Obligation | |
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| Politics-What Is It Really? | |
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| Effective Lobbying: A Three-Legged Stool | |
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| Trends and Tools | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Running for Elective Office-One Nurse's Experience | |
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| Discussion Points and Activities | |
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| References | |
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| Government Regulation: Parallel and Powerful | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Regulation Versus Legislation | |
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| Health Professions Regulation and Licensing | |
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| Regulation of Advanced Practice Nurses | |
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| Current Issues in Regulation and Licensure | |
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| The Future of Advanced Practice Nurse Regulation | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Discussion Points and Activities | |
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| Case Study 1: Regulation of Pronouncement of Death in Ohio | |
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| Case Study 2: Changes in Regulations | |
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| References | |
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| Policy Design | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Policy Process | |
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| Review of Policy Research | |
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| The Design Issue | |
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| Policy Instruments | |
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| Using Tools as a Looking Glass: Two Case Studies | |
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| Case Study 1: Comparative Analysis of Pregnancy Outcomes in Two Countries | |
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| Case Study 2: Polypharmacy Problems | |
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| Bringing Policy to the Classroom | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Discussion Points and Activities | |
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| References | |
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| Implementation | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Implementation: The Process | |
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| Case Studies: Implementation and APRNs | |
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| Case Study 1: Direct Physician/Practitioner Supervision of Nursing Interventions and Practices | |
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| Case Study 2: Developing and Implementing Innovative Models of Care | |
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| Case Study 3: Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule | |
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| Case Study 4: Home Health Care and Durable Medical Equipment (DME) | |
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| Case Study 5: Advancing Access to Care Through Full Utilization of APRNs | |
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| Implementation Strategies for the 2008 Consensus Model for APRN Regulation: Licensure, Accreditation, Certification, & Education | |
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| Case Study 6: Restricted Scope of APRN Practice | |
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| References | |
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| Program Evaluation | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Policy, Public Policy, and Social Programs | |
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| Program Evaluation | |
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| Accountability in Program Evaluation | |
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| Theory: A Valuable Tool in Evaluation | |
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| Ethics and Evaluation | |
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| Program Evaluation Design Options | |
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| Evaluation Reports: Sharing the Findings | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Discussion Points and Activities | |
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| Case Study 1: Evaluating Clinic Services | |
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| Case Study 2: Clinic: For Episodic or Chronic Care? | |
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| References | |
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| The Impact of Social Networking and the Internet on Healthcare Decisions | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Social Networks: How They Have Changed Communication | |
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| Social Networking and Healthcare Information: A Mixed Blessing | |
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| Beyond Informatics: Electronic Health Records | |
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| Information, Legislation, and Health Care | |
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| The Future of Healthcare Policy in the Age of Social Networking | |
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| Case Study 1 | |
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| Case Study 2 | |
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| References | |
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| Policy Nurses Advance Policy Agendas in Many Arenas | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Policy Nurses in Nurse Associations | |
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| Connecting and Educating Policy Nurses | |
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| Advocacy for Advanced Practice Nurse Organizations | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Discussion Points and Activities | |
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| Reference | |
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| Additional Resources | |
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| Overview: The Economics and Finance of Health Care | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Economics and Finance: A Comparison | |
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| Discussion Points and Activities | |
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| Case Study: The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on North Carolina's Uninsured Population | |
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| Websites of Interest | |
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| References | |
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| Global Connections | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Global Issues | |
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| The Importance of Understanding the Cultural Context | |
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| The Nurse Shortage | |
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| Nurse Involvement in Policy Decisions | |
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| Case Study: The Resurgence of Polio | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Discussion Points and Activities | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |