Milstead's Health Policy & Politics - A Nurse's Guide 7th Edition

Milstead's Health Policy & Politics: A Nurse's Guide, Seventh Edition focuses on the policymaking process and its impact on nursing and healthcare. This comprehensive text is an excellent resource for nursing students, covering the entire health policy process—from agenda setting to policy and program evaluation. It also explores the influence of social media, economics, finance, and other current issues on policymaking. The authors use their extensive experience to provide real-life examples that help students connect nursing, policy theory, and political action.

New in the Seventh Edition:

• A News Literacy chapter that addresses biases nurses may encounter and strategies for managing them
• A discussion on Twitter's role in health policy and politics
• Exploration of structural racism and the concept of power
• Coverage of COVID-19's impact on health policy
• Expanded information on healthcare payment programs, including the Quality Payment Program
• Updated insights into the direction of the U.S. healthcare system and health policy
• New exemplars showcasing nurses worldwide and the impact of globalization on global health policy