An evaluation of nurses' professional autonomy in Turkey

GÖÇMEN BAYKARA Z., Sahinoglu S.

NURSING ETHICS, vol.21, no.4, pp.447-460, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 21 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/0969733013505307
  • Journal Name: NURSING ETHICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.447-460
  • Keywords: Autonomy, nursing, nursing care, professional autonomy, professionalism, Turkey, WORKING, HEALTH, CARE
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The development of a profession's autonomy closely relates to that profession's level of autonomy in performing its specific role. For the nursing profession, this key role is nursing care.