Health Policy and Politics

I. Policy and Politics: The Linkage
1. Models for Policy Development
2. Policy Development: the Generic Process
3. The Politics of Advanced Practice Nursing
4. A Historical Perspective: Lessons Learned to Inform Health Policy
II. Framework for Health Care Policy Development
5. The Role of the Law
6. The Role of Government Legislation:
7. The Role of the Institutional System:
8. The Role of Organizational Standards
9. The Role of Nursing Education:
10. The Role of Practice:
11. The Role of Policy Statements
12. The Role of the Private Sector
13. The Role of Research: Comparative Effectiveness Research
III. Leadership in the Process of Policy Development
14. Leadership: Sphere of influence
15. The Design & Influence on Health Care Policies
16. Developing Health Care Policies
IV. Leadership in the Process of Policy Implementation
17. Levels of Policy Implementation: Institutional, Local, State, Regional, Federal, and International
18. The Influence on Policy Implementation
V. Leadership in the Process of Policy Analysis, Translation & Outcomes
19. Policy Analysis Theories
20. Essentials of Policy Evaluation: The Stakeholders
21. Policy and Public Forums
VI. Leadership in Political Activism
22. Influencers in Policy Formation
23. Politically Competent Action
24. Leadership Challenges: Conflict Management
VII. Policy Issues for the DNP/Advance d Practice Nurse (APRN)
25. Entry to Practice: MSN vs. DNP
26. Scope of Independent Practice
27. Clinical Privileges: Credentialing
28. The Workforce: Supply and Demand
29. DNP/APRN Managed Primary Care Centers/Clinics
30. Advances in Technology
VIII. Policy Issues: Inter-Professional Health Care Delivery
31. Ethics: Equity and Social Justice
32. Safety & Quality of Care
33. Cultural Sensitivity
34. Health Care Priorities
35. Health Disparities
36. Vulnerable Populations
37. Access to Care
38. Financing Health Care in the USA