Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice
Indexed in MEDLINE, Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal that explores the multiple relationships between nursing and health policy. It serves as a major source of data-based study, policy analysis and discussion on timely, relevant policy issues for nurses in a broad variety of roles and settings, and for others who are interested in nursing-related policy issues. The journal aims to:
- Provide accessible, relevant exploration of public policy, the legislative and regulatory processes, and their impact on nursing practice;
- Examine nurses’ roles in health policy and the political process; and
- Explore the role of nursing in the health care system and in health policy development
Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice includes articles on a broad variety of topics and issues, including:
- Legislation and regulation affecting nursing practice, the nursing workforce and nurses’ practice environments;
- Political activity as a means of effecting policy change;
- Nurses’ roles as policy-makers, including experiences as legislators, agency officials, advocates and political leaders;
- The role of nursing organizations and other interest and advocacy groups in shaping health policy;
- Policy-related issues currently under debate within the nursing profession;
- Advancing solutions to health care disparities and increasing diversity in nursing and other health care professions;
- Nursing’s role in advancing health care quality and patient safety;
- Health care financing and reimbursement issues of concern to nurses;
- Comparative analysis of policy-related nursing issues in different countries;
- Policy issues related to development of interdisciplinary practice, education and regulation; and
- International migration of health care professionals and its impact on both host and source counties.
The journal features a range of articles on policy, politics and nursing, including:
- Research on health services and health policy;
- Policy analyses on the developments in health policy of concern to nurses in a broad variety of roles and specialties; and
- Discussion and debate on issues facing the nursing profession.
Articles reflect a variety of methods, including quantitative and qualitative research, research reviews, evaluation, historical analysis, and policy analysis.
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Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal that explores the multiple relationships between nursing and health policy. It serves as a major source of data-based study, policy analysis and discussion on timely, relevant policy issues for nurses in a broad variety of roles and settings, and for others outside of nursing who are interested in nursing-related policy issues.
The journal aims to:
- Provide accessible, relevant exploration of public policy, the legislative and regulatory processes, and their impact on nursing practice;
- Examine nurses’ roles in health policy and the political process; and
- Explore the role of nursing in the health care system and in health policy development.
| Christine Kovner, PhD, RN, FAAN | New York University, New York, NY, USA |
| Maja Djukic, PhD, RN, FAAN | University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA |
| Julie Fairman, RN, PhD, FAAN | University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA |
| Robin Toft Klar, DNSc, RN, FAAN | New York University, New York, NY, USA |
| Taewha Lee, PhD, RN, FAAN | Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea |
| Sue Adams, PhD, RN | University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Richard J. Bogue, PhD, FACHE | University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA |
| Jason Fletcher, PhD | New York University, New York, NY, USA |
| Eileen K. Fry-Bowers, PhD, JD, RN, CPNP-PC | University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA |
| Quinn Grundy, RN, PhD | University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada |
| Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, PhD, MPH, LCSW, RN, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC, FAAN | Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA |
| Jin Jun, PhD, RN | The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA |
| Rita Florence Matte, RM, RN, PHN, Dip HSM, BsN, MEd, MPH, PhD | New York University, New York, NY, USA |
| Jean Moore, DrPH, RN, FAAN | University of Albany, Albany, NY, USA |
| Patrick Palmieri, DHSc, DPhil (Hon), EdS, MBA, MSN, PGDip(Oxon), ACNP, RN, CPHRM, CPHQ, FACHE, FISQu | Norbert Wiener Private University, Lima, Peru |
| Joyce Pulcini, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP | George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA |
| Betty Rambur, PhD, RN, FAAN | University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA |
| Alessandro Stievano, PhD, MNursSci, MEd, FAAN, FEANS, FESNO, FFNMRCSI | Federazione Nazionale Ordini Professioni Infermieristiche, Rome, Italy |
| Molly Vaughan Prengaman, PhD, RN, FNP-BC | Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA |
| Michael Villenueve, M.Sc., RN, FAAN, FRCN, FFNMRCSI | Michael Villenueve Associates, Mountain, Ontario, Canada |
| Salimah Walani, PhD, MPH, MSN, RN | The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan |
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