Health Policy and Politics : A Nurse's Guide

by Milstead, Jeri A.

• ISBN13: 9780834210554
• ISBN10: 083421055X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Pub

Summary

Medical College of Toledo, OH. Examines how nurses must exercise their influence as political activists or professional nursing practice will revert back to the dependent, handmaiden status of the early 20th century. For advanced practice nurses.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	vii	(2)
Preface	ix	(6)
Acknowledgments	xv
Chapter 1--Advanced Practice Nurses and Public Policy, Naturally	1	(42)
Jeri A. Milstead
Introduction	1	(16)
What Is Public Policy?	17	(6)
An Overview of the Policy Process	23	(5)
A Bright Future	28	(7)
Conclusion	35	(8)
Chapter 2--Agenda Setting	43	(34)
Elizabeth Ann Furlong
Introduction	43	(1)
The National Center for Nursing Research Amendment	44	(2)
Overview of Models	46	(25)
Conclusion	71	(6)
Chapter 3--Government Response: Legislation	77	(28)
Mary K. Wakefield
Introduction	77	(1)
The Players	78	(13)
The Process	91	(3)
Practical Activities for APN Involvement	94	(5)
Conclusion	99	(1)
Lessons Learned from Nine Years on Capitol Hill	99	(6)
Chapter 4--Regulation: Parallel and Powerful	105	(42)
Renatta S. Loquist
Introduction	106	(1)
Regulation versus Legislation	106	(2)
Health Professions Regulation and Licensing	108	(3)
Forms of Professional Credentialing	111	(4)
The State Regulatory Process	115	(10)
The Federal Regulatory Process	125	(3)
Emergency Regulations	128	(1)
Locating Information	128	(2)
Providing Public Comment	130	(2)
Lobbying and Political Decision Making	132	(3)
Strengths and Weaknesses of the Regulatory Process	135	(1)
Current Issues in Regulation and Licensure	136	(7)
Conclusion	143	(4)
Chapter 5--Policy Design	147	(40)
Patricia Smart
Introduction	147	(1)
The Policy Process	148	(1)
Review of Policy Research	148	(6)
Policy Design	154	(8)
Infant Mortality Study	162	(20)
Conclusion	182	(5)
Chapter 6--Policy Implementation	187	(32)
Marlene Wilken
Introduction	187	(2)
Implementation Variables	189	(11)
Problems with Implementation	200	(3)
Successful Implementation	203	(1)
Effects of Implementation on Advanced Practice Nurses	204	(11)
Conclusion	215	(4)
Chapter 7--Policy Evaluation	219	(38)
Ardith L. Sudduth
Introduction	220	(1)
Policy, Public Policy, and Social Programs	221	(3)
Program Evaluation	224	(7)
Theory: A Valuable Tool in Evaluation	231	(2)
Ethics and Evaluation	233	(5)
Program Evaluation Design Options	238	(3)
Overview of Design Strategies	241	(9)
Evaluation Reports: Sharing the Findings	250	(3)
Conclusion	253	(4)
Chapter 8--The Internet and Health Care Policy Information	257	(20)
Ramona Nelson
Introduction	258	(1)
Using Search Engines To Locate Information on the Internet	259	(4)
Key Health Policy-Related Sites on the Internet	263	(7)
Evaluating Internet Resources	270	(3)
Conclusion	273	(4)
Chapter 9--Global Connections	277	(48)
Jeri A. Milstead
Introduction	277	(5)
The Milstead Model	282	(4)
Implementation of Three Needle Exchange Programs: Application of the Model	286	(33)
Conclusion	319	(6)
Index	325	(10)
About the Editor	335