Professional Autonomy
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Thoughtful nursing practice: reflections on nurse delegation decision-making.

29 Nov 2009 This article discusses delegation challenges and legal and regulatory oversight associated with delegation in the clinical practice setting. The authors address moral and legal attributes of the roles and responsibilities of health care providers ... Read more...

Art, science, or both? Keeping the care in nursing.

29 Nov 2009 Nursing is widely considered as an art and a science, wherein caring forms the theoretical framework of nursing. Nursing and caring are grounded in a relational understanding, unity, and connection between the professional nurse and the patient. ... Read more...

"I can do patient care on my own": autonomy and the manager role.

30 Oct 2009 PURPOSE: An internal medicine (IM) residency program redesigned its second year, the Manager Year, to restore balance among autonomy, supervision, and clinical competence. This study examined the response of residents and some supervising attendings ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Professional Autonomy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Thoughtful nursing practice: reflections on nurse delegation decision-making. 29 Nov 2009
• Art, science, or both? Keeping the care in nursing. 29 Nov 2009
• "I can do patient care on my own": autonomy and the manager role. 30 Oct 2009
• Participation of unit nurses: front-line implementation on TCAB pilot units. 30 Oct 2009
• Transporting telemetry patients. 30 Oct 2009
• The feminisation of general practice--crisis or business as usual? Oct 2009
• Practicing dental hygienists' perceptions about the bachelor of science in dental hygiene and the oral health practitioner. 29 Sep 2009
• Factors associated with cognition in adults: the Seattle Longitudinal Study. 29 Sep 2009
• Intergenerational views of hardiness in critical care nurses. 30 Aug 2009
• Municipal night nurses' experience of the meaning of caring. 30 Aug 2009
• Legal controls of the medical profession. 30 Aug 2009
• 'A potential fifth column': conflicts and struggles for control in the context of local NHS privatization. 30 Aug 2009
• Perspectives on autonomy. 30 Aug 2009
• Why are therapeutic diet orders an issue now and what does it have to do with legal scope of practice? 30 Aug 2009
• Residents' duty hours and professionalism. 25 Aug 2009
• Shared decision-making and patient autonomy. 20 Aug 2009
• Agency discretion and public health service delivery. 15 Aug 2009
• Practicing dental hygienists' attitudes toward the proposed Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner: a pilot study. 12 Aug 2009
• Ethical principles in health research and review process. 5 Aug 2009
• Coming to California? 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Professional Autonomy'

Definition: The quality or state of being independent and self-directing, especially in making decisions, enabling professionals to exercise judgment as they see fit during the performance of their jobs.

Descriptor UI: D017009

Alternative terms: Professional Autonomy; Autonomy, Professional; Self Regulation, Professional; Professional Self Regulation; Regulation, Professional Self;

Related Mesh Headings: Personal Autonomy;

Tree Number: N04.452.758.752;

History Note: 92