Learn how to influence policy and become a leader in today's changing health care environment! Featuring analysis of cutting-edge healthcare issues and first-person insights, Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care, 9th Edition, continues to be the leading text on nursing action and activism. Approximately 130 expert contributors present a wide range of topics in policy and politics, providing a more comprehensive background than any other policy textbook on the market. This expanded 9th edition helps you develop a global understanding of nursing leadership and political activism, as well as the complex business and financial issues that drive many actions in the health system. Discussions include the latest updates on disparities in health care environments; health equity and policy; including in small island countries; care coordination and community based care; palliative care and hospice; litigation and the courts; safety; climate change, and American and Indian and Alaska native populations. With these innovative insights and strategies, you will be prepared to play a leadership role in the four spheres in which nurses are politically active: the workplace, government, professional organizations, and the community.
