Health Policy: Application for Nurses and Other Health Care Professionals

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Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Acknowledgments Preface CHAPTER 1 Policy Overview Policy Defined Policy and Political Theory Types of Policy Policy Intention Policymakers Networks Policy Decision Making: Influencing Factors Agenda Setting Policy Models Policy Cycle–Process Policy on Policy Summary Points References CHAPTER 2 Governmental Structure Governmental Structure U.S. Constitution Federalism Centralism Branches of Government Federal Budget Process State Constitutions City Charters International Governing Bodies Summary Points References CHAPTER 3 Executive Branch: Federal Governmental Agencies and Appointed Bodies The Executive Branch Power Base The Presidential Election President of the United States (POTUS) Executive Office of the President The President’s Cabinet Executive Branch Independent Agencies Order of Presidential Succession The Vice President Czar Office of the First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS) White House Fellows and Interns Executive Offices: State and Local Governmental Level Summary Points References CHAPTER 4 Legislative Branch: Role in Policy Legislative Structure: Congress of the United States Political Parties Tea Party Role of Congressional Members Congressional Election Process Formation of Law Types of Law (Legal Policy) Summary Points References CHAPTER 5 Judicial Branch: The Court System Structure of Judicial Branch Litigation Process Types of Policy Formulated Nurses’ Role in Judicial System Summary Points References CHAPTER 6 Healthcare Systems Overview of United States Healthcare System Models of Healthcare Healthcare Funding Healthcare Reform Social Determinants of Health as Policy Framework Interrelationship of Healthcare Systems and Policy Summary Points References CHAPTER 7 Global, International, and Planetary Health Policy International and Global Health Defined Planetary Health Defined Global Health Policy Global Health Organizations Global Policy Issues Global Politics Global Policymaking Process Summary Points References CHAPTER 8 Public Health Policy Public Health Law Defined Foundation and Scope of Public Health Law Constitutional Law Public Health Laws Personal Health Law and Policy Environmental Health Law Occupational Health Law Statutory Law Administrative Law Tort Law Summary Points References CHAPTER 9 Policy Formulation and Implementation Policy Development Context Policy Formulation Policymakers in the Governmental Branches Nurses and Other Healthcare Professionals as Policymakers Interprofessional Policymaking Consultation Collaboration Policy Models Executive Policymaking: Executive Orders and Memorandums Incremental Policy Formulation Policy Instruments Transformative Policy Formulation Policy Implementation Process Promulgation of Rules and Regulations Operation Diffusion of Innovation Policy Modification Policy Modification versus Policy Change Policy Development: Expanding the Scope of Nursing Practice Policy Termination Summary Points References CHAPTER 10 Policy Analysis Policy Analysis Models Policy Analysis Process Problem or Issue Analysis Issue Analysis Process Problem Analysis Process A Summative Policy Analysis Process Summary Points References CHAPTER 11 Policy Research and Evaluation Policy Research Policy Research Process Research Designs and Methods Policy Research Extramural Funding Research Utilization Research Utilization Models Legal Research Process Policy Evaluation Policy Evaluation Models and Process Research and Evaluation Informing Policy Formulation and Modification Policy Evaluation Dissemination Summary Points References CHAPTER 12 Evidence Informing Policymaking Evidence-Based Practice Frameworks Quality Improvement Population Outcomes Evidence-Based Practice Informing Policy Formulation and Modification Summary Points References CHAPTER 13 Board Governance and Policy Leadership Governance Defined Boards Defined Board Structure Board Responsibilities and Duties Board Competency Board Appointment Board Governance Document: Bylaws Board Assessment Board Policymaking Process Summary Points References CHAPTER 14 Institutional and Organizational/Association Policy Defining Institutional Policy Defining Organizational/Association Policy Types of Institutional and Organizational/Association Policy Organizational Politics Diagnosis of Organizational Politics Institutional Policymaking Process Organizational/Association Policy Process Policy and Procedure Manual Summary Points References CHAPTER 15 Politics: Theory and Practice Politics Defined Constituents and Stakeholders Ten Tenets of Politics Political Savvy and Astuteness Political Power Iron Triangles Nurses’ Stages of Political Engagement Organizational Politics Communication: The Tool of Politics Political Protocol Political Theory and Philosophical Perspective Overview Political System Political Process Political Strategies Media Political Campaigns Politics and Economics Political Analysis Conflicts of Interest Lobbying and Government Employees Summary Points References CHAPTER 16 Policy, Law, and Politics: Ethical Perspective Ethics Defined Ethical Theories and Paradigms Ethical Principles Values Clarification Ethical Influence of Culture and Religion on Policy Ethical Decision-Making Process Codes of Ethics Ethical Engagement in Political Process Government Employees and Ethics Conflict of Interest Policy Research Ethical Principles Summary Points References CHAPTER 17 Policy Institutes American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Public Policy Institute American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research Aspen Institute Brookings Institution Cato Institute Center for Responsive Politics Claremont Institute for Economic Policy Studies The Commonwealth Fund Economic Policy Institute The Educational Policy Institute Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting Hudson Institute Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy Justice Policy Institute Kaiser Family Foundation Kettering Foundation National Institute for Public Policy Rand Corporation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation The Rockefeller Foundation Schneider Institutes for Health Policy Urban Institute Summary Points Bibliography APPENDIX A Presidential and Congressional Political Party Leadership APPENDIX B List of Public Laws APPENDIX C Policy Resources and Websites APPENDIX D Policy and Politics Journals APPENDIX E Executive Department Functions Index