'If we can't do more, let's do it differently': Using appreciative inquiry to promote innovative ideas for better health care work environments

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 947-955

  Richer, Marie Claire ^a,b   Ritchie, Judith ^b   Marchionni, Caroline ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Transition Office   (Canada)

^c Department of Nursing Research ^*

Author keywords

Appreciative inquiry; Cancer care; Innovation; Teamwork; Work environment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER CENTER; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; THEORETICAL MODEL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEOPLASMS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; QUEBEC; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 70450171210     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2009.01022.x     Document Type: Article

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