Interest Groups in Health Care Policy and Politics
Chapter 81 Interest Groups in Health Care Policy and Politics Joanne Rains Warner “Politics isn’t about big money or power games; it’s about the improvement of people’s lives.” —Paul Wellstone…
Taking Action: Nurses for Obama: My Advocacy and Experience on the Campaign Trail
Chapter 75 Taking Action Nurses for Obama: My Advocacy and Experience on the Campaign Trail Pamela J. Johnson “In the face of impossible odds, people who love their country can…
Taking Action: Nurse, Educator, and Legislator: My Journey to the Delaware General Assembly
Chapter 77 Taking Action Nurse, Educator, and Legislator: My Journey to the Delaware General Assembly Bethany Hall-Long “I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter…
Taking Action: Truth or Dare: One Nurse’s Political Campaign
Chapter 79 Taking Action Truth or Dare: One Nurse’s Political Campaign Barbara B. Hatfield and Brenda C. Isaac “All serious daring starts from within.” —Harriet Beecher Stowe My dream had…
Taking Action: Anatomy of a Political Campaign
Chapter 74 Taking Action Anatomy of a Political Campaign Greer Glazer and Charles Alexandre “A campaign is about defining who you are—your vision and your opponent’s vision.” —Donna Brazile Is…
Taking Action: An Insider’s View of Lobbying
Chapter 69 Taking Action An Insider’s View of Lobbying Betty R. Dickson “There are two things you don’t want to see being made—sausage and legislation.” —Attributed to Otto von Bismark…
The Intersection of Technology and Health Care: Policy and Practice Implications
Chapter 59 The Intersection of Technology and Health Care Policy and Practice Implications Linda Burnes Bolton, Pamela F. Cipriano and Carole Gassert “Technology…is a queer thing. It brings you great…
Taking Action: The Journey into the Hallowed Halls of Politics: How Nurse Practitioners Changed Pennsylvania Policy
Chapter 46 Taking Action The Journey into the Hallowed Halls of Politics: How Nurse Practitioners Changed Pennsylvania Policy Norma Alicea-Alvarez and Susan D. Hellier “There is nothing more difficult to…
Science, Policy, and Politics
Chapter 39 Science, Policy, and Politics Mary W. Chaffee “Pretending that politics and science do not coexist is foolish, and cleanly separating science from politics is probably neither feasible nor…
Taking Action: Setting Health Care in Its Social Context
Chapter 34 Taking Action Setting Health Care in Its Social Context , Interview with Ruth Watson Lubic byDiana J. Mason “There is no doubt that it is around the family…
