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Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice

Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice


eISSN: 15527468 | ISSN: 15271544 | Current volume: 25 | Current issue: 3 Frequency: Quarterly

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:

  1. Provide accessible, relevant exploration of public policy, the legislative and regulatory processes, and their impact on nursing practice;
  2. Examine nurses’ roles in health policy and the political process; and
  3. 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.

This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)

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.
Editor-in-Chief
Christine Kovner, PhD, RN, FAAN New York University, New York, NY, USA
Senior Associate Editors
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
Gulrose Jiwani, PhD, RN President and CEO of HPSC Health Policy & Strategies Consultants Inc., Canada
Robin Toft Klar, DNSc, RN, FAAN New York University, New York, NY, USA
Joyce Pulcini, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
Editorial Board
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
Taewha Lee, PhD, RN, FAAN Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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
Betty Rambur, PhD, RN, FAAN University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA
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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