The return of autonomy in nursing – A way forward

Citation

Cassidy AM & McIntosh B (2014) The return of autonomy in nursing – A way forward. British Journal of Nursing, 23 (11), pp. 562-563. https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10.12968/bjon.2014.23.11.562; https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2014.23.11.562

Abstract
no The Mid Staffordshire scandal is a salutary lesson that highlights unacceptable standards of poor care of patients by medical and nursing practitioners. The Francis report (2013) made 290 recommendations and a legal duty to enforce a duty of openness and transparencies has been prioritised. Fischer and Ferlie (2013) argue that rules-based regulation eroded values-based self-regulation, producing professional defensiveness and contradictions that undermine, rather than support, good patient care. The role of managers and clinical leaders will be crucial in achieving positive changes in practice; however, the return of autonomy to the practitioners remains central to re-establishing both public and professional confidence.

Keywords
Nursing care Autonomy Openness Transparency Patient care