Evidence-Informed Health Policy, Second Edition

Evidence-Informed Health Policy serves as a foundation for policymaking using an evidence-informed model with emphasis on the fact that the best policy is based on evidence. The second edition helps transform students into healthcare advocates who can work collaboratively throughout the policymaking process, preparing them to engage at any policy level in shaping the future of nursing.

Keeley Harding, DNP, APRN, CNS, CPNP-AC/PC; and Beverly Hittle, PhD, RN
Assistant Professors and Course Faculty Leaders for Combined DNP-PhD
Health Policy
University of Cincinnati

This book is an essential resource for nurses and healthcare professionals who are engaged or interested in influencing health policy and navigating complex health policy environments.

Jacalyn Buck, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAONL
Clinical Professor
Director, DNP Executive Track
The Ohio State University College of Nursing

This new edition is a valuable resource for those nurses wanting to learn more about evidence-informed health policy, development of such policies, as well as the importance of nurse participation in their development.

Jane F. Mahowald, MA, BSN, RN, ANEF
Immediate past Executive Director of the Ohio League for Nursing

What happens in health policy at local, state, and federal levels directly affects patients, nurses, and nursing practice. Some healthcare professionals, though, are intimidated by the complex and often nonlinear policy process or simply don't know how to take the first step toward implementing policy change.

In this second edition of Evidence-Informed Health Policy, authors Jacqueline M. Loversidge and Joyce Zurmehly demystify health policymaking and equip nurses and other healthcare professionals with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to navigate the first of many steps into health policy. This book translates the EBP language of clinical decision-making into an evidence-informed health policy (EIHP) model—a foundation for integrating evidence into health policymaking and leveraging dialogue with stakeholders.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Chapter 1: Extending the Use of Evidence-Based Practice to Health Policymaking
• Chapter 2: The Use of Evidence: The Changing Landscape in Health Policymaking
• Chapter 3: Health Policy and Politics
• Chapter 4: Government Structures and Functions That Drive Process
• Chapter 5: Policymaking Processes and Models
• Chapter 6: An Overview of an Evidence-Informed Health Policy Model for Nursing
• Chapter 7: The Foundation: Steps 0 Through 3 of the EIHP Process
• Chapter 8: Policy Production: Steps 4 and 5 of the EIHP Process
• Chapter 9: Follow-Through: Steps 6 and 7 of the EIHP Process
• Chapter 10: Health Policy on a Global Scale
• Chapter 11: Evidence-Informed Health Policymaking: Challenges and Strategies
• Appendix A: Resources
• Appendix B: Global Examples of Evidence-Informed Policymaking: An Annotated Bibliography

AVAILABLE ON THE SIGMA REPOSITORY

• Chapter 1: Extending the Use of Evidence-Based Practice to Health Policymaking
• Evidence-Informed Health Policymaking Model
• Tips for Evidence-Informed Testimony
• Facilitator Guide (Coming Soon)
• Student Workbook (Coming Soon)
• Expanded author bios

This free download is available on the Sigma Repository.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Jacqueline M. Loversidge, PhD, RNC-AWHC, ANEF, is an Associate Professor Emeritus of Clinical Nursing at The Ohio State University College of Nursing. She has extensive experience in the regulatory setting through her work with the Ohio Board of Nursing and through committee work for the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.

Joyce Zurmehly, PhD, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, ANEF, FAAN, is a Professor of Clinical Nursing at The Ohio State University College of Nursing. She has served on national committees where she actively participates in developing policy in the regulation of nursing programs.