This Article Full Text (PDF) All Versions of this Article: 1527154408323242v1 9/4/288    most recent References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Hewison, A. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Hewison, A. Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Evidence-Based Policy

Implications for Nursing and Policy Involvement

University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, a.hewison@bham. ac.uk

Evidence-based policy making is espoused as a central feature of government in the United Kingdom. However, an expectation that this will improve the quality of policy produced and provide a path to increased involvement of nurses in the policy process is misplaced. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate that the emphasis on evidence-based policy is problematic and cannot be regarded as a "new model" of policy making. Also, it could deflect attention from more practical approaches to policy involvement on the part of nurses. Policy development activities, acquisition of skills in policy analysis, and other forms of involvement are needed if nurses are to move along the continuum from policy literacy, through policy acumen, to policy competence. This involves taking a critical stance on the notion of evidence-based policy.

Key Words: evidence-based policy • policy analysis • nursing and policy • evidence-based practice

This version was published on November 1, 2008

Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, Vol. 9, No. 4, 288-298 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1527154408323242


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?