"This view of health policy from the perspective of APRN practice is a call to action for advanced practice nurses to learn about the impact and implications of current initiatives in health policy. This knowledge will assist them in determining how they define and create positive change for their patients and have an impact on community, national, and world health"--EBL

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH POLICY FROM AN ADVANCED PRACTICE PERSPECTIVE -- 1. Prolific Policy: Implications for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses / Melissa Stewart -- 2. Turning Health Policy Into Practice: Implications for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses / James L. Harris -- 3. Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future: An Impetus for Change / Mary C. Smolenski -- 4. Policy Implications for Optimizing Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Use Nationally / Eric B. Bass -- 5. The IOM Report: The Future of Nursing / Liana Orsolini -- 6. Implications for Practice: The Consensus Model for Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Regulation / Kelly A. Goudreau -- 7. The Coalition for Patients' Rights -- A Coalition That Advocates for Scope of Practice Issues / Maureen Shekleton -- 8. The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action / Andrea Brassard -- UNIT II IMPLICATIONS OF HEALTH CARE REFORM AND FINANCE ON ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE PRACTICE. 9. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act / Jan Towers -- 10. AARP Initiatives / Susan Reinhard -- 11.A Million Hearts® Initiative / Mary C. Smolenski -- 12. Joining Forces: Taking Action to Serve America's Military Families -- A White House Initiative / Cathy Rick -- 13. Effective State-Level Advanced Practice Registered Nursing Leadership in Health Policy / Christine Filipovich -- 14. Funding of Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Education and Residency Programs / Suzanne Miyamoto -- 15. Interface of Policy and Practice in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Anticipating Challenges and Opportunities of Health Care Reform / Andrea N. Kwasky -- UNIT III HEALTH POLICY AND SPECIAL POPULATIONS -- 16. The Aging Population / Pat Kappas-Larsen -- 17. The Certified Nurse Midwife in Advanced Nursing Practice / Janelle Komorowski -- 18. Health Policy Implications for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Related to End-of-Life Care / Judy Lentz. 19. Health Policy Implications for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Related to Oncology Care / Joyce E. Dains -- UNIT IV HEALTH POLICY AND ITS IMPACT ON ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE-DRIVEN QUALITY -- 20. Policy Implications for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses: Quality and Safety / Mary Jean Schuman -- 21. Moving Toward Accountable Care: A Policy Framework to Transform Health Care Delivery and Reimbursement / Susan M. Kendig -- 22.A Systemic Approach to Containing Health Care Spending / Topher Spiro -- UNIT V EFFECTS OF THE SHIFTING SANDS OF POLICY ON NURSING ORGANIZATIONS -- 23. The Effects of Shifting Sands of Health Policy on Advanced Practice Nursing Organizations / Anita Finkelman -- 24. The American Nurses Association / Andrea Brassard -- 25. State Implementation of the APRN Consensus Model / Tracy Klein -- 26. Advanced Practice Registered Nursing: The Global Perspective / Moriah Ellen. 27. Credentialing Across the Globe: Approaches and Applications / Catherine Coates -- UNIT VI WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE PRACTICE AND HEALTH CARE POLICY -- 28. Health Policy for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses: An International Perspective / Madrean M. Schober -- 29. The Future for Nurse Practitioners / Jan Towers -- 30. What the Future Holds for Clinical Nurse Specialist Practice and Health Policy / Rachel Moody -- 31. Health Policy and Special Needs Populations: Advanced Nursing Practice in Low-Income Countries / Alexandra Zuber -- 32. Health Care Policy and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists: Past, Present, and Future / Christine S. Zambricki.