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Professional Autonomy as Centrality in Best Practices in Nursing
Maria Angélica de Almeida Peres1, Lygia Paim1, Marcos Antonio Gomes Brandão1
1Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Objectives:
to reflect on professional, user and family autonomy as a centrality in Best Practices in nursing in Brazil.
Methods:
this is a theoretical-reflective study.
Results:
from a retrospective look at the creation and evolution of nursing autonomy in its knowledge and care practices, it exposes the use of autonomy in nursing care and foster the participation of the user and his family as the center of Best Practices in nursing.
Final Considerations:
the text suggests the institutional commitment of health services to the formal postgraduate education of nurses and the prospect of more autonomy and quality for the expression of Best Practices in nursing.
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