The realities of policymaking. Can nurses have an impact?

Nurse executives have the access and organizational support to effectively influence national health policymakers. The author shows how nurses who wish to formulate and change policy should be prepared to forge alliances, do their homework, and bring their case before the public. By analyzing real-life situations in Australia and Michigan, she shows how policymaking actually works, and offers step-by-step guidelines for nurses who wish to assume a leadership role.