Facilitator Guide for Evidence-Informed Health Policy, Revised Second Edition

This Facilitator Guide for Evidence-Informed Health Policy, Revised Second Edition, is designed to be a companion to the textbook and a resource for educators in academic, professional association, regulatory, or practice environments. For faculty in particular, the menu of chapter-by-chapter learning activities, case studies, quizzes, and suggestions for student evaluation can be used as part of a health policy course at a variety of academic levels. 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.