Evidence-Informed Health Policy, Revised Second Edition: Using EBP to Transform Policy in Nursing and Healthcare

By Joyce Zurmehly and Jacqueline M Loversidge

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 revised 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 policyLessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and the global crisis to more effectively strategize for sound policy informed by the best scienceA new visual representation of the EIHP model with added descriptionsBeyond-borders strategies to develop a health policy worldviewUpdated model steps (Chapters 6-9) based on the results of a face-validation study

REVISED SECOND EDITION UPDATED FACILITATOR GUIDE AND STUDENT WORKBOOK AVAILABLE

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 164648228X
• ISBN13: 9781646482283
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: SIGMA Theta Tau International
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"