This textbook, intended for upper level undergraduate and graduate students in nursing administration, addresses the changing role of professional nurses in the delivery of health services in the United States. The student will be able to examine current health care systems and prepare for changes under health care reform. Each chapter includes heoretical principles, research findings to support practice, practical implementation strategies and examples, and idea generating study questions.

Loveridge, Catherine E., PhD, RN (San Diego State Univ); Cummings, Susan H., MN, RN (San Diego State Univ)The contributors represent the specialties of nursing administration, ambulatory services, nursing education, acute care, and public health. Most are from nursing schools and medical centers in the U.S. Institutions represented include San Diego State Univ, Brigham Young Univ, and Emory Univ.

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