Movement undertaken by newly graduated nurses towards the strengthening of their professional autonomy and towards patient autonomy.
This study involved newly graduated nurses performing in a public hospital and aimed at apprehending how they interpret the reality of their practice as well as their knowledge and experiences; at identifying and problematizing aspects related to the caregiving practice in terms of compliance with the autonomy bioethical framework and at pointing out ways to overcome the problems identified. The strategy adopted for data collection was the focal group and the theoretical framework was based on the Grounded Theory. Two phenomena emerged from the results: 1) Perceiving the fragility of nurse and patient autonomy and 2) Moving towards the strengthening of nurse and patient autonomy. This allowed for the identification of the core category: movement undertaken by newly graduated nurses towards the strengthening of their professional autonomy and towards patient autonomy. Understanding the experience enabled us to expand the knowledge concerning newly graduate nurses' coping, thus favoring our action as nursing professors.
Berti
Heloisa Wey
HW
Medical School, Sao Paulo State University Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Botucatu, Brazil. weybe@uol.com.br
Braga
Eliana Mara
EM
Godoy
Ilda de
Id
Spiri
Wilza Carla
WC
Bocchi
Silvia Cristina Mangini
SC
D009729:Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D017009:Professional Autonomy