Relationship between Professional Image and Autonomy among Staff Nurses | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 14, Volume 13, Issue 4, December 2022, Page 177-187 PDF (794.52 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.259465 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Dina Abd-El mordy bauomy1; Rabab Mahmoud Hassan2; Samah mohamed Elsayed3 | ||||
| 1B.SC. Nursing, Ain Shams University, | ||||
| 2Professor of Nursing Administration | ||||
| 3Assistant professor of Nursing Administration Department of Administration Nursing, Faculty of Nursing - Ain Shams University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Autonomy is the main component of professional nursing practice, which leads to improve patient outcomes. Nurses who have a higher degree of autonomy in their practice provide fine patient care. Aim: This study aimed to assess the relationship between professional image and autonomy among staff nurses. Design: A descriptive correlational design was utilized for conducting the study. Setting: conducted at Benha ophthalmic hospital which affiliated to Egyptian ministry of health. Subjects: Convenience sample of 140 staff nurses. Tools of data collection: The data in this study were collected by using two tools namely perceptions of professional nursing tool (PPNT) & autonomy questionnaire. Results: More than half 51.4% of the studied nurses had a moderate level of perception regarding professional image. While, nearly two third of the studied nurses had a moderate autonomy. Conclusion: It concluded that there was a highly positive correlation between staff nurses’ professional image and their autonomy. Recommendation: Nurse managers should encourage staff nurses to participate in decision-makings and provide continuous in-service education to increase nurses' knowledge base to improve autonomy. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Autonomy; Professional Image; staff nurses | ||||
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