Implementing the 4D cycle of appreciative inquiry in health care: A methodological review

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1224-1234

  Trajkovski, Suza ^a   Schmied, Virginia ^a   Vickers, Margaret ^a   Jackson, Debra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

4D cycle; Appreciative inquiry; Appreciative inquiry phases; Health care; Nursing

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; REVIEW; STANDARD;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84876084906     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12086     Document Type: Review

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