Although oncology primary nurses readily defined autonomy and provided examples of when they were or were not autonomous, there was a sense that autonomy was not a topic visibly discussed among nurses ...

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Journal of Medical Ethics, Vol. 35, No. 11 (November 2009), pp. 672-677 (6 pages) Background: The increasing number of elderly people in nursing homes with failing competence to give consent ...

In total, 15 key informants participated in the study. All were female and had currently or previously functioned in the role of an oncology primary nurse. The majority were diploma-prepared RNs.