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This text contains detailed information on health policy and politics as they relate to the field of nursing and, more specifically, to the advanced practice nurse. It covers the whole process of making public policy, including agenda setting, government response, program response, implementation, and evaluation and teaches nurses in advance practice how to deliver quality health care by appropriate providers in a cost-effective manner. This book can be used to initiate conversations about issues of policy and nurses' opportunities and responsibilities throughout the process.In the revised Third Edition, the fomat has been updated and two new chapters have been added on:Policy Nurses Advance Policy Agendas in many ArenasApplied Health Care Economics for the Non-Economics Major

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• Contributors(p. vii)
• Preface(p. ix)
• Acknowledgments(p. xvii)
• Chapter 1 Advanced Practice Nurses and Public Policy, Naturally(p. 1)
• Introduction(p. 2)
• Changes in the Practice of Nursing(p. 2)
• The Emerging Political Role of Nurses(p. 5)
• Finding a Foundation in Theory and Research(p. 8)
• A New Organizational Paradigm(p. 10)
• The Changing Paradigm in Health Care(p. 12)
• What Is Public Policy?(p. 15)
• An Overview of the Policy Process(p. 21)
• A Bright Future(p. 25)
• Conclusion(p. 32)
• Chapter 2 Agenda Setting(p. 41)
• Introduction(p. 42)
• The Nebraska Humane Care Amendment(p. 43)
• The National Center for Nursing Research Amendment(p. 46)
• Overview of Models(p. 48)
• Kingdon Model(p. 48)
• Importance of Contextual Dimensions(p. 52)
• Schneider and Ingram Model(p. 58)
• Conclusion(p. 60)
• Chapter 3 Government Response: Legislation(p. 65)
• Introduction(p. 66)
• The Players(p. 66)
• The Process(p. 78)
• Research(p. 81)
• Putting Issues in Context(p. 81)
• Visibility(p. 82)
• Effective Communication(p. 83)
• Eleven Lessons Learned from Nine Years on Capitol Hill(p. 85)
• Conclusion(p. 88)
• Chapter 4 Government Regulation: Parallel and Powerful(p. 91)
• Introduction(p. 92)
• Regulation Versus Legislation(p. 92)
• Health Professions Regulation and Licensing(p. 94)
• Methods of Professional Credentialing(p. 97)
• The State Regulatory Process(p. 101)
• The Federal Regulatory Process(p. 107)
• Emergency Regulations(p. 110)
• Locating Information(p. 111)
• Providing Public Comment(p. 114)
• Lobbying and Political Decision Making(p. 115)
• Strengths and Weaknesses of the Regulatory Process(p. 116)
• Current Issues in Regulation and Licensure(p. 117)
• The Future of Advanced Practice Nurse Regulation(p. 121)
• Conclusion(p. 125)
• Chapter 5 Policy Design(p. 129)
• Introduction(p. 129)
• The Policy Process(p. 131)
• Review of Policy Research(p. 131)
• The Design Issue(p. 134)
• Policy Instruments(p. 136)
• Policy Design Model(p. 138)
• Behavioral Dimensions(p. 139)
• Conclusion(p. 141)
• Case Study in Policy Design(p. 141)
• Chapter 6 Policy Implementation(p. 157)
• Introduction(p. 158)
• Policy Implementation Players(p. 159)
• Conclusion(p. 161)
• Case Study: Advanced Practice Nurses and Pain Management(p. 161)
• Case Study: Lead Poisoning in Children(p. 163)
• Case Study: Back to Sleep and Nothing But Baby Campaigns(p. 164)
• Chapter 7 Program Evaluation(p. 171)
• Introduction(p. 172)
• Policy, Public Policy, and Social Programs(p. 173)
• Program Evaluation(p. 176)
• Accountability in Program Evaluation(p. 179)
• Theory: A Valuable Tool in Evaluation(p. 181)
• Ethics and Evaluation(p. 182)
• Suggestions to Reduce Ethical Dilemmas in Program Evaluation(p. 186)
• Program Evaluation Design Options(p. 188)
• Evaluation Reports: Sharing the Findings(p. 190)
• Conclusion(p. 193)
• Chapter 8 The Internet and Healthcare Policy Information(p. 197)
• Introduction(p. 198)
• Information Literacy and Health Policy(p. 199)
• Key Health Policy-Related Sites on the Internet(p. 210)
• Impact of the Internet on the Process of Developing Health Policy(p. 215)
• Conclusion(p. 216)
• Chapter 9 Policy Nurses Advance Policy Agendas in Many Arenas(p. 221)
• Introduction(p. 222)
• Policy Nurses in Nursing Associations(p. 222)
• Nurse in Washington Roundtable(p. 223)
• Nursing Specialties Advocacy(p. 223)
• Nurses in Washington Internship(p. 224)
• Advanced Practice Nurse Organizations' Advocacy(p. 225)
• The Nurse's Directory of Capitol Connections(p. 226)
• University Policy Courses(p. 227)
• Nightingale Policy Institute(p. 227)
• Conclusion(p. 229)
• Chapter 10 Applied Healthcare Economics for the Noneconomics Major(p. 231)
• Introduction(p. 232)
• How Do Markets Work and What Is the Healthcare Market?(p. 232)
• Nurse Shortages(p. 233)
• Economic Rationality(p. 234)
• Information Economics(p. 234)
• Adverse Selection and Moral Hazard(p. 236)
• Externalities(p. 236)
• Opportunity Costs(p. 237)
• What Makes the U.S. Healthcare System and Economy Strong?(p. 238)
• Web Sites of Interest(p. 238)
• Case Study: The Economics of End-Stage Renal Disease(p. 240)
• Chapter 11 Global Connections(p. 245)
• Introduction(p. 246)
• Global Issues(p. 246)
• Case Study: Implementation of Three Needle-Exchange Programs(p. 250)
• Case Study: Implementation of Three Needle-Exchange Programs through Application of the Milstead Model(p. 253)
• Conclusion(p. 264)