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Chapter 1: Extending the Use of Evidence-Based Practice to Health Policymaking

Abstract

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.

This new revised edition includes:

  • Fresh perspectives on the use of evidence to inform smart health policy
  • Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and the global crisis to more effectively strategize for sound policy informed by the best science
  • A new visual representation of the EIHP model with added descriptions
  • Beyond-borders strategies to develop a health policy worldview
  • Updated model steps (Chapters 6–9) based on the results of a face-validation study

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Additional Identification Numbers:

EPUB ISBN: 9781646482290

PDF ISBN: 9781646482306

Author Details

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.

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The Ohio University, Columbus, Ohio, USA

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9781646482283

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Keywords:

Health Policy, Nursing, Healthcare Quality

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Sigma Theta Tau International

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Copyright © 2025 by Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing - All rights reserved. This book is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher. Any trademarks, service marks, design rights, or similar rights that are mentioned, used, or cited in this book are the property of their respective owners. Their use here does not imply that you may use them for a similar or any other purpose.

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