Nurses Making Policy, 4e

Rebecca Patton, Margarete Zalon, Ruth Ludwick
Springer
645 pages
ISBN: 9780826146762
March 2026

This award-winning, ANA-endorsed text equips nurses to shape healthcare policy from the bedside to the boardroom. With real-world health policy challenges, global perspectives, and updated case studies, it shows how to turn advocacy into action. Students gain practical tools for policy analysis, leadership strategies, and media engagement while developing competencies aligned with the AACN Essentials. Students benefit from practical assignments, exemplars from leading policy voices, and clear strategies to become confident advocates for patients and communities.