Workbook for Evidence-Informed Health Policy, Revised Second Edition

This Student Workbook for Evidence-Informed Health Policy, Revised Second Edition, is designed to be a companion to the textbook and provides learning activities and case studies to deepen your understanding of government structure, function, and evidence-informed health policymaking. Each learning activity begins with objectives, and many suggest accompanying resource material or additional external resources, as well as specific instructions.

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 the 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 Learning Activities
• Chapter 1: Extending the Use of Evidence-Based Practice to Health Policymaking
• Chapter 2: Using 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

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.