EXPLORING PROFESSIONAL NURSE AUTONOMY: BALANCING EXPECTATIONS AND REALITIE

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Abdullah Mohamad Alamer
Ghurmullah Mukharrib Khalaf Almalki
Mohmmad Saeed Mordi Al Dawseri
Fahaad Saeed Mordi Al Dawseri
Mohammed Abdullah Alharbi
Rafal Ahmad Hussin Damad
Emad Hazib Al Darraj
Fahad Ali Alshamrani
Ashwaq Hajji Alanazi
Ali Mohmmad Alghamdi
Khaled Hamoud Al Sofayany
Tahani ???????????????????????????? Alghammdi
Saad Mohammed Saad Lajhar
Saleha Hassan Abdul Rahman Al-Asmari
Abdullah Farhan Alanazi
Saeeda Hanen Sofyani

Keywords

client care, advocacy, decision-making, nursing education, and professional nurse autonomy

Abstract

The notion of professional nurse autonomy is examined in this essay. It opens by drawing attention to the conflict that exists between the professional expectation of autonomous decision-making and the practical limitations that nurses frequently encounter. After that, the authors provide a framework for examining professional nurse autonomy that incorporates ideas from education, psychology, sociology, and nursing. The concept of professional nurse autonomy provided in the article places a strong emphasis on the client's centrality, responsible decision-making, and advocacy. It examines the relationship between professional nurse autonomy and variables including education, work environment, and personal traits by reviewing the literature on the subject. The authors present a type of autonomy for professional nurses and provide case studies to support their ideas. In their final section, they address the consequences for nursing education and offer curriculum modifications that can support the growth of professional nurse autonom.

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