Nurse leaders offer new content and policy solutions for the challenges faced across healthcare
Springer Publishing and the American Nurses Association announced the release of their new textbook, Nurses Making Policy, Third Edition: From Bedside to Boardroom, edited by Rebecca M. Patton, Margarete L. Zalon, and Ruth Ludwick. The 3rd edition of this book offers insightful commentary, real-life scenarios, and creative discussion topics. This updated edition of their American Journal of Nursing award-winning book illuminates the extensive impact of nurses on health policy.
30 years ago, Dr. Margretta Madden Styles, RN, FAAN, asked the world to “Imagine a world without nurses.” As the COVID-19 pandemic evolved, there was no doubt that the world could not survive without nurses. There is no doubt that nurses’ voices, of nurses, are essential to reimagining healthcare and healthcare policy post-pandemic stated Ruth Ludwick. The team of editors makes the case that registered nurses are ethically bound and uniquely skilled to foster, develop, and evaluate policy locally, nationally, and globally.
The co-editors believe that 4.2 million registered nurses are the voice for change and actualize this belief by donating all book royalties to endow the $2 million Washington Fellows program, administered by the American Nurses Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the ANA. The Washington Fellows program provides support and opportunities for nurses to gain experience working with the White House and Congressional policymakers.
Both Ludwick and Patton are KSU alumni, former members of KSU National Alumni Board and distinguished alumni recipients of the CON. Ruth is a Professor Emeritus at the College and Becky is the Atkinson Professor in Perioperative Nursing at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University. Margarete L. Zalon is a Professor of Nursing at the University of Scranton, Scranton, Penn. All are Fellows in the American Academy of Nursing.
From understanding and analyzing policy to strategizing and creating change, the many esteemed chapter contributors take a deep dive into current nursing issues and provide examples of proven methods for policy success. The first chapter draws the reader in with the Patton-Zalon-Ludwick framework, which is introduced to guide and advance the profession’s relationship with policy engagement at all levels. Pervasive healthcare challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, diversity, social determinants of health, social justice, and healthcare innovation are pragmatically examined by incorporating the steps, strategies, and competencies needed for policy advocacy. Using a storytelling approach each chapter gives numerous stories to provide context for how a problem may unfold in the real -world and be impacted by proactive policy work.
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