<p>UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO POLICY AND POLITICS IN NURSING AND HEALTH CARE<br>1.Frameworks for Action in Policy and Politics <br>2.A Historical Perspective on Policy, Politics and Nursing<br>3.Advocacy in Nursing and Health Care <br>4.Learning the Ropes of Policy and Politics<br>5.TAKING ACTION: Just Say Yes: Learning to Move Beyond the Fear<br>6.A Primer on Political Philosophy<br>7.The Policy Process<br>8.Political Analysis and Strategies<br>9.Communication and Conflict Management in Health Policy<br>10.Research as a Political and Policy Tool<br>11.Using Research to Advance Health and Social Policies for Children<br>12.Using the Power of the Media to Influence Health Policy and Politics<br>13.TAKING ACTION: How A Social Media Campaign and Billboards Can Influence Policy<br>14.Health Policy, Politics, and Professional Ethics</p> <p>UNIT 2: HEALTH CARE DELIVERY AND FINANCING<br>15.The Changing United States Health Care System<br>16.A Primer on Health Economics of Nursing and Health Policy<br>17.Financing Health Care in the United States<br>18.The Affordable Care Act: An Uncertain Future<br>19.The National Association of Hispanic Nurses Educating Multicultural Communities on the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act<br>20.Patient Engagement and Public Policy: Emerging New Paradigms and Roles<br>21.The Marinated Mind: Why Overuse Is an Epidemic and How to Reduce It<br>22.Policy Approaches to Address Health Disparities<br>23.TAKING ACTION: Policy Advocacy for American Indian/Alaska Native Children: School Nutrition and the Need for Indigenous Food Sovereignty<br>24.TAKING ACTION: Addressing the Health Needs of Immigrant/Migrant Farmworkers<br>25.The Unfulfilled Promise of Mental Health and Addiction Parity<br>26.Improving LGBTQ+ Health: Nursing Policy Can Make a Difference<br>27.Reproductive Health Policy<br>28.Public and Population Health: Promoting the Health of the Public<br>29.TAKING ACTION: Influencing Public Health in a Politically Charged Environment<br>30.The Politics and Policy of Disaster Response and Public Health Emergency Preparedness<br>31.Advancing New Models of Primary Care<br>32.Family Caregiving and Social Policy<br>33.Dual Eligibles: Challenges and Innovations in Care <br>34.HOMECARE, HOSPICE AND COMMUNITY BASED CARE: EVOLVING POLICY <br>35.Long-Term Services and Supports Policy Issues<br>36.The United States Military and Veterans Administration Health Systems: Contemporary Overview and Policy Challenges </p> <p>UNIT 3: POLICY AND POLITICS IN THE GOVERNMENT<br>37.Contemporary Issues in Government<br>38.How Government Works: What You Need to Know to Influence the Process <br>39.An Overview of Legislative and Regulatory Processes<br>40.Lobbying Policymakers: Individual and Collective Strategies<br>41.Political Activity: Different Rules for Government-Employees <br>42.TAKING ACTION: Reflective Musings from a Nurse Politician!<br>43.TAKING ACTION: Running Against the Odds: There’s a Nurse in the Assembly<br>44.Political Appointments<br>45.Nursing and the Courts <br>46.Nursing Licensure and Regulations<br>47.TAKING ACTION: Nurse, Educator, and Legislator: My Journey to the Delaware General Assembly and as Lieutenant Governor</p> <p>UNIT 4: POLICY AND POLITICS IN THE WORKPLACE AND WORKFORCE<br>48.Policy and Politics in Health Care Organizations<br>49.Taking Your Place at the Table: Board Appointments and Service<br>50.TAKING ACTION: Nurse Leaders in the Boardroom<br>51.Quality and Safety in Healthcare: Policy Issues<br>52.Politics and Evidence-Based Practice and Policy<br>53.The Nursing Workforce <br>54.Rural Health Care: Workforce Challenges and Opportunities<br>55.TAKING ACTION: Increasing Specialty Medical Care ACCESS in Rural Communities<br>56.Nurse Staffing Ratios: Policy Options<br>57.The Contemporary Work Environment of Nursing <br>58.Taking Action: Racism in the Workplace<br>59.Collective Strategies for Transformation in the Workplace<br>60.Political Context of Advanced Practice Nursing <br>61.TAKING ACTION: Never Underestimate the Power of a Personal Story!<br>62.TAKING ACTION: Removing APRN Regulatory Barriers in West Virginia<br>63.TAKING ACTION: Full Practice Authority: A Tale of Two States<br>64.Policy and Politics in Nursing Academia<br>65.The Intersection of Technology and Health Care: Policy and Practice Implications</p> <p>UNIT 5: POLICY AND POLITICS IN ASSOCIATIONS AND INTEREST GROUPS<br>66.Interest Group in Health Care Policy and Politics<br>67.Policy Issues in Nursing Associations <br>68.TAKING ACTION: School Nursing at the Intersection of Health and Education<br>69.TAKING ACTION: The Alliance of Nursing for Healthy Environments Promoting Environmental Health <br>70.Coalitions: A Powerful Political Strategy<br>71.TAKING ACTION: Campaign For Action<br>72.TAKING ACTION: Why Not Minot? The battle over North Dakota's first smoke-free ordinance<br> </p> <p>UNIT 6: POLICY AND POLITICS IN THE COMMUNITY<br>73.Where Policy Hits the Pavement: Contemporary Issues In Communities<br>74.An Introduction to Community Activism<br>75.TAKING ACTION: From Sewage Problems to the State House: Serving Communities<br>76.TAKING ACTION: Contaminated Water and Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Flint<br>77.Creating Culture of Health and working with communities<br>78.TAKING ACTION: Activism: A Community Rises<br>79.Family and Sexual Violence: Nursing and U.S. Policy<br>80.Human Trafficking: The Need for Nursing Advocacy<br>81.TAKING ACTION: Policy, Politics, and Advocating for Medicinal Cannabis Use<br>82.Think Globally, Act Locally: Nursing and Global Health <br>83.Infectious Disease in a Highly Connected World: Nurses' Role to Prevent, Detect, Respond </p>
