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This text is appropriate for the following courses:-Nursing or health policy course or policy component of a course in a graduate (master's or doctoral) nursing program-Nursing or health policy course or policy component of a course in an undergraduate (baccalaureate) nursing program-Health policy course or policy component of a course in a graduate program (e.g., public health, sociology, anthropology, allied health)

Contributors

ix

Preface

xi

Acknowledgments

xvii

Advanced Practice Nurses and Public Policy, Naturally

1

(36)

Jeri A. Milstead

Introduction

1

(14)

What Is Public Policy?

15

(4)

An Overview of the Policy Process

19

(4)

A Bright Future

23

(6)

Conclusion

29

(8)

Agenda Setting

37

(30)

Elizabeth Ann Furlong

Introduction

37

(1)

The National Center for Nursing Research Amendment

38

(2)

Overview of Models

40

(10)

Examples of Political Contextual Influence

50

(12)

Conclusion

62

(5)

Government Response: Legislation

67

(22)

May K. Wakefield

Introduction

67

(1)

The Players

68

(10)

The Process

78

(3)

Practical Activities for APN Involvement

81

(3)

Conclusion

84

(1)

Eleven Lessons Learned from Nine Years on Capitol Hill

85

(4)

Government Regulation: Parallel and Powerful

89

(40)

Renatta S. Loquist

Introduction

90

(1)

Regulation versus Legislation

90

(2)

Health Professions Regulation and Licensing

92

(3)

Methods of Professional Credentialing

95

(3)

The State Regulatory Process

98

(9)

The Federal Regulatory Process

107

(2)

Emergency Regulations

109

(1)

Locating Information

110

(3)

Providing Public Comment

113

(1)

Lobbying and Political Decision Making

114

(2)

Strengths and Weaknesses of the Regulatory Process

116

(1)

Current Issues in Regulation and Licensure

117

(8)

Conclusion

125

(4)

Policy Design

129

(32)

Patricia Smart

Introduction

129

(6)

Policy Design

135

(7)

Infant Mortality: Comparative Issues

142

(4)

Policy Design Factors Related to Prenatal Care in South Carolina and the Netherlands

146

(11)

CHIP Project

157

(1)

Conclusion

158

(3)

Policy Implementation

161

(32)

Marlene Wilken

Introduction

162

(1)

Implementation Variables

163

(12)

Problems with Implementation

175

(3)

Successful Implementation

178

(1)

Effects of Implementation on APNs: A Case Study on Direct Reimbursement, Prescriptive Authority, and Physician Supervision

179

(9)

Conclusion

188

(5)

Program Evaluation

193

(36)

Ardith L. Sudduth

Introduction

194

(1)

Policy, Public Policy, and Social Programs

195

(3)

Program Evaluation

198

(5)

Accountability in Program Evaluation

203

(2)

Theory: A Valuable Tool in Evaluation

205

(2)

Ethics and Evaluation

207

(6)

Program Evaluation Design Options

213

(7)

Evaluation Reports: Sharing the Findings

220

(3)

Conclusion

223

(6)

The Internet and Health Care Policy Information

229

(20)

Ramona Nelson

Introduction

230

(1)

Information Literacy and Health Policy

231

(9)

Key Health Policy-Related Sites on the Internet

240

(5)

Impact of the Internet on the Process of Developing Health Policy

245

(1)

Conclusion

246

(3)

Global Connections

249

(34)

Jeri A. Milstead

Introduction

249

(5)

Implementation of Three Needle-Exchange Programs: Application of the Milstead Model

254

(23)

Conclusion

277

(6)

Index

283

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