Health Care Finance, Economics, and Policy for Nurses 2nd Edition

A Foundational Guide

Betty Rambur
Springer Publishing
272 pages
ISBN: 978-0826152534
April 2021

"[This book] will change how you practice, how you think about health care and your contributions as a nurse, and it will better prepare you to thrive and advance in the future."

-Peter I. Buerhaus, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAANP(h), Professor of Nursing, Director at the Center for Interdisciplinary Health Workforce Studies, Montana State University

This succinct, engaging text for graduate and undergraduate nursing programs distills the complexities of health care finance, economics, and policy into a highly accessible resource that can be applied to any practice setting. It presents economic and financial dynamics in healthcare as a precursor to policy and advocacy in nurses. The second edition adds graduate-level considerations and is updated to reflect the current political and legislative landscape in the United States.