Product Description

Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care, 5th Edition enables readers to analyze policy issues, enhance their political knowledge and skills, and prepare for leadership roles in policy-making and public health. This resource cultivates the development of valuable skills including conflict management, lobbying, the use of media, and working with communities for change -- essential abilities for any nurse assuming a leadership role in today's changing health care environment.

**Solid breadth and depth of content covers both policy and politics.
**Contributors include many leading nurse experts in policy and politics.
**A diverse mix of styles, perspectives, and levels of content to appeal to many nursing audiences.
**Policy Spotlights provide key information on specific policy issues such as complementary therapies, reimbursement, social security, childcare and Medicare issues and options.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #490 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 1104 pages

About the Author
Diana J. Mason, PhD, RN, FAAN, Editor-in-Chief, American Journal of Nursing, New York, NY; Judith K. Leavitt, RN, MEd, FAAN, Health Policy Consultant Barnardsville, NC.; and Mary W. Chaffee, ScD(h), MS, RN,CNAA, FAAN, Captain, Nurse Corps, US Navy Montgomery Village, MD and Brewster MA

Customer Reviews

Policy and Politics in Nursing and Health Care (4th Edition)
I like this book. It is very informative, comprehensive and well-researched. The manner of presentation is well-organized, the language is easy to understand. The information, relevant to the current issues of this decade and past history. This is a very good reference for those who are taking health care infrastructure, especially nurses; or for those who want to learn the history, evolution and course of health care in U.S.

Policy and Politics a must read for nurses!
Nurses, you must read this! Shocking and interesting. Healthcare must be reformed, but how? You decide.

Informative Text
Although I bought this as a required course textbook, I found it full of useful information for any professional nurse. I highly recommend it to all nurses to become more aware of how policy and politics affect our careers and practice.