Abstract
Autonomy has become an important focus within healthcare. Elderly patients, however, are often denied the right to independent decision making on grounds of incompetence and incapacity. In long-term institutions there are several ways in which the clinical nurse specialist can promote the autonomy of elderly patients. This article provides an overview of the concept of autonomy and discusses some of the problems in its realization in long-term nursing institutions. It also outlines strategies for supporting autonomy in elderly patients and concludes with a discussion of the implications of autonomy to nursing practice and research.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 7-12 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Clinical Nurse Specialist |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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