The next generation of nursing leadership needs in-depth exposure to the real world of health policy, its culture and history, including understanding what historical barriers and professional opposition exists to nursing functioning of its training and expertise. Shaping Nursing Healthcare Policy: A View from the Inside directly addresses the recommendations of the Institute of Medicine landmark reports on the Future of Nursing. This important work brings to life the practical realties of advanced practice nursing's maturation and related social change, rather than relying on excessively abstract and theoretical opinions. - Provides real-life experiences of chapter authors who are on the front-line of shaping and administering health policy for nursing - Includes significant changes in nursing practice environment over the past several decades, such as nursing-run health clinics and the important financial foundation - Delivers in-depth discussion of evolving key topics for nursing practice