Milstead''s Health Policy & Politics: A Nurse''s Guide

Milstead's Health Policy & Politics: A Nurse's Guide, Seventh Edition is focused on policymaking and the impact it has on nursing and healthcare. This text is an excellent resource for nursing students as it encompasses the entire health policy process from agenda setting through policy and program evaluation. It also explores the impact of social media, economics, finance and other timely topics on policymaking as well. Additionally, the authors draw from their extensive experience and provide concrete examples of real-life situations that help students understand the link between nursing, policy theory and political action.New to the Seventh Edition News Literacy chapter uncovers biases nurses will experience on the job and mitigation strategiesThe impact of Twitters influence on health policy and politicsDiscussion of structural racism and concept of powerCOVID-19 and the impact on health policyExpanded coverage of healthcare payment programs including the Quality Payment ProgramUpdated coverage of the direction of the U.S. health care system and health policyNew exemplars spotlight nurses around the world, globalization and global health policy See more