Autonomy Definition
Which of the following is an antonym of autonomy?
a. freedom
b. dependence
c. self-government
d. independence
b. dependence
How many learning skills are associated with autonomy?
Answer: 3
True or false: Autonomy includes advocacy and accountability.
True
What is the concept that assigns the clinician the educator role and the patient the decision making role?
Answer: Shared Decision Making
How would you define professional autonomy?
Answer: Having the authority to make decisions and the freedom to act in accordance with one's professional knowledgebase.
What is a characteristic that students lack by not being autonomous learners?
Answer: depersonalization
Which is not part of autonomy for nurses?
a. Development of Policies
b. Updating Own Knowledge
c. Collaborating with Tasks
d. None of the above
d. None of the Above
What is one factor that can influence a patient's decision?
Answers may include: values, beliefs, spirituality, habits, fears, personality, SES, cultural/social preferences.
Which of the following is true regarding autonomy?
a. Autonomy is independence in one's thoughts and actions
b. Personal autonomy is the capacity to decide for oneself
c. Autonomy is one of the main ethical practices in nursing
d. All of the above
What characteristics do you need that will make a difference with your own voices that deal with autonomy?
Independently critical thinking and own learning capabilities
What was the drop in 30-day post-surgery mortality rates?
19%
What are some exceptions to patient autonomy?
Answer: Age, mental capacity, emergencies, patient is danger to self/others
What is one of the benefits of autonomy?
It often leads to job satisfaction
What are three major types of learning skills associated with autonomy?
Answer: general learning skills, language skills, and higher order thinking skills
How can job satisfaction link to autonomy?
Answers may vary but mention that having the ability to make more autonomous decisions, increases performance and causes less stress in nurses to occur because they are making such decisions for themselves and their patients.
What is one of the two goals of shared decision making?
Answer: Helping patient understand the pros and cons of their options OR helping patient factor their goals/values into their choices
Autonomy in nursing grants nurses which of the following?
a. the freedom to work in a home health care environment
b. the ability to manage any minor incidents that may arise based on their experience
c. Both A and B
d. None of the above
What are the four characteristics you need in order to succeed in nursing school and as a future nurse associated with autonomy?
self-determination, self-direction, independence, and self-governance
Is autonomy better with a group or independently? Explain.
Answers may vary but independently is better because it is your own decision and no one knows you better than yourself and you can trust to make these decisions for yourself and your patient with the proper guidance and knowledge, rather than with a group as a whole.
What is one of the 4 HIPAA patient rights?
Answer: Right to access health info, right to alter health info right to restrict info sharing, right to request accountability of disclosures