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BUSI 418 DB 7 - discussion
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International Business (Liberty University)
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The integration of representatives in government offices and of those who implement
policy is detrimental to the healthcare of society. To implement policy and to insure we have the
right representatives in office we should all vote, if appropriate, depending on the position. It is
important that representatives present in office have backgrounds that match their leadership
position and that they are somehow involved in academic research. “In fact, even within the
bureaucratic component of the policy community, it has been suggested that decision making
bureaucrats might work in various roles that would require them to use academic research in
different ways” (Newman, Cherney, Head, 2016, p.28). A policy maker can be an individual on a
government board within the health system enforcing policy. It’s up to us a healthcare
professional to make sure our voice is heard in decision making by adopting a culture of
evidence-based practice. Healthcare professionals are the voice of policy changes. We are here to
educate the representatives on the history and evidence that should guide them on making
change. “Continuously acting to eliminate barriers and unintended consequences and link health
policy to evidence is required for healthcare agencies to remain solvent” (Hall and Roussel,
2017, p.254).“While policy makers have a desire that decisions are based on evidence and
creditability, it is a call for action by society to inform and advocate for evidence-based health
policies” (Hall, Roussell, 2017, p.250). Health policy is important because it promotes the health
of all humans in need. Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor
free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. This policy is made for all
people and we should continue to use EBP and understand the PICOT process. To make
informed decisions, history is to be made now to better the future. Policy making is based on
history that will provide the evidence we need to open the door of opportunity to the next
generation. History is used by policy makers when there may be a lack of evidence. For
example,
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in the hospital I work for patients in need of renal transplants have begun receiving the graft
from donors with a history of Hepatitis C. This has been around for some years but as of the last
year or two has been known to our ultrasound department. This is also a form a using EBP.
Hopefully we will better the future for our patients and others that follow. According to Kolyva
(2018), “Research-active hospitals are safer and have better quality outcomes” (p.623). Change
starts with a better health care environment.
References
Hall, H. R., & Roussel, L. A. (Eds.). (2017). Evidence-based practice: An integrative approach
to research, administration, and practice (2nd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett.
Kolyva, K. (2018). Raising the profile of healthcare research with policy makers. British Journal
of Nursing, 27(11), 623-623.
Newman, J., Cherney, A., & Head, B. W. (2016). Do policy makers use academic research?
reexamining the “Two communities” theory of research utilization. Public Administration
Review, 76(1), 24-32.
