Improving nursing practice and patient care: Building capacity with appreciative inquiry

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 463-470

  Havens, Donna Sullivan ^a   Wood, Susan O ^b   Leeman, Jennifer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Corporation for Positive Change ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CULTURAL SENSITIVITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE MANAGER; NURSING ORGANIZATION; NURSING PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; TEAM NURSING;

COMMUNICATION; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33749861343     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005110-200610000-00007     Document Type: Review

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