This second edition emphasizes collaboration within healthcare institutions, professional organizations, and government for the development of policies from bedside to boardroom. Using descriptive cases, the book delves into the growing role of nurses in elected and appointed office.

Table of Contents

• Contributors
• Foreword - Fitzpatrick Joyce J., PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN, FNAP
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Unit I: Making the Case
• 1. Leading the Way in Policy - Patton Rebecca M., Zalon Margarete L., and Ludwick Ruth
• 2. Advocating for Nurses and for Health - Tomajan Karen and Hatmaker Debbie Dawson
• 3. Navigating the Political System - Sullivan-Marx Eileen M. and Apold Susan
• Unit II: Analyzing Policy
• 4. Identifying a Problem and Analyzing a Policy Issue - Patton Rebecca M., Zalon Margarete L., and Ludwick Ruth
• 5. Harnessing Evidence in the Policy Process - White Kathleen M. and Rankin Audra N.
• 6. Setting the Agenda - Groah Linda K. and Hader Amy L.
• Unit III: Strategizing and Creating Change
• 7. Building Capital: Intellectual, Social, Political, and Financial - Inouye Lauren, Leners Colleen, and Miyamoto Suzanne
• 8. Changing Organizations, Institutions, and Government - Porter-O'Grady Tim, Malloch Kathy, and Johnson Ingrid
• 9. Implementing the Plan - Patton Rebecca M., Zalon Margarete L., and Ludwick Ruth
• 10. Influencing Public Opinion and Health Policy Through Media Engagement - Cipriano Pamela F. and Keim-Malpass Jessica
• 11. Applying a Nursing Lens to Shape Policy - Disch Joanne
• Unit IV: Judging Worth and Advancing the Cause
• 12. Evaluating Policy: Structures, Processes, and Outcomes - Clarke Sean P. and Linzer Pamela B.
• 13. Eliminating Health Inequities Through National and Global Policy - Williams Shanita D. and Phillips Janice M.
• 14. Valuing Global Realities for Health Policy - Shamian Judith and Slater Michelle McHugh
• 15. Taking Action, Shaping the Future - Patton Rebecca M., Zalon Margarete L., and Ludwick Ruth