Exercise of Autonomous Home Care Practice

Home Healthcare NursePublished 1 June 2005

Susan Tullai‐McGuinness, Elizabeth A. Madigan, Mary K. Anthony

DOI10.1097/00004045-200506000-00010

Citations22

TL;DR

No significant relationship was found between RN characteristics of education, RN experience, home healthcare experience, and specialty certification and the value of autonomy in home healthcare agencies’ practice models.

Abstract

This study examined how the value of autonomy is reflected in home healthcare agencies' practice models and how staff registered nurse (RN) characteristics (education, experience, certification) relate to the RNs' perception of their ability to exercise autonomous practice: control over practice decisions (clinical autonomy) and control over practice setting decisions (organizational autonomy). RNs (N = 82) from 11 agencies were found to have more control over practice decisions than practice setting decisions. No significant relationship was found between RN characteristics of education, RN experience, home healthcare experience, and specialty certification.

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