Preferences for Decision‐Making Autonomy
Image the Journal of Nursing ScholarshipPublished 1 December 1993
Mary A. Blegen, Colleen J. Goode, Marion Johnson, Meridean Maas, Lily Chen, Sue Moorhead
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A survey of 356 randomly selected staff nurses and 130 head nurses from 16 hospitals extends previous work by identifying the preferred level of involvement in 21 patient care and 21 unit operation decisions.
Abstract
Nurses' lack of autonomy has been identified as a leading cause of job dissatisfaction, but attempts to increase satisfaction by increasing autonomy have not always been successful. This survey of 356 randomly selected staff nurses and 130 head nurses from 16 hospitals extends previous work by identifying the preferred level of involvement in 21 patient care and 21 unit operation decisions. Staff nurses agreed on 60 percent of the decisions and, in general, preferred independent decision-making for patient care decisions and shared decision-making for unit operation. Head nurses indicated that staff nurses should have a higher level of autonomy than the staff nurses indicated for themselves.
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