title: Autonomy through androgyny.
abstract: The perception of contemporary nursing as being subordinate and subservient to medicine can be compared to the role of chloroform, which in its day served the purpose intended. However, like nursing, today's anesthetic agents require greater expertise to maximize their effectiveness. As nursing enters a new era in its struggle for autonomy, androgynous approaches promise increased independent thinking, action and self-esteem. Nurses possessing these qualities can address effectively, many of the challenges today's nursing practice poses.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Bradley
mesh_terms: D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D012649:Self Concept; D012961:Sociology