Essential Readings in Nursing Managed Care

This collection of readings is the companion to The Nurse's Guide to M anaged Care, which is a text designed to provide a broad overview of t he managed health care system as it relates to nursing. Articles were selected for this collection to present a point of view not found in t he text, to present more depth to a subject, or to provoke discussion. The readings parallel the chapters in the text. You'll find 40 insigh tful and thought-provoking articles that will help to facilitate an un derstanding of the concepts in The Nurse's Guide to Managed Care and d raw out discussions of issues ranging from patient care quality to nur sing ethics to integrity.