Autonomy in nursing is the ability of nurses to understand their patient's right to medical information and care while independently making decisions without consulting the healthcare provider.

Nursing issues have been in the news in the last week and not all of them have been good. First, AMN Healthcare released a survey that found nearly half of the nurses who responded want to make a ...

Based on the emphasis of professional autonomy in nursing specialties and in the primary nursing model, participants may have had advantages in understanding, developing, and exhibiting autonomy. In ...