"Professional Autonomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The quality or state of being independent and self-directing, especially in making decisions, enabling professionals to exercise judgment as they see fit during the performance of their jobs.
| Descriptor ID |
D017009
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.452.758.752
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Professional Autonomy" by people in Profiles.
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Identification of behaviors and techniques for promoting autonomy in the operating room. Surgery. 2015 Oct; 158(4):1102-10; discussion 1110-2.
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Registered dietitian prescriptive practices in hospitals. J Am Diet Assoc. 2008 Oct; 108(10):1688-92.
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Visual tracking strategies to move scholarship forward. Nurse Educ. 2008 Mar-Apr; 33(2):83-5.
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Psychosocial risk factors for work-related musculoskeletal disorders of the lower-back among long-haul international female flight attendants. J Adv Nurs. 2008 Mar; 61(5):492-502.
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Managed care and clinical autonomy in the workers' compensation market. Manag Care Interface. 2006 Oct; 19(10):32-8.
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The effect of increasing clinical autonomy in workers' compensation. Manag Care Interface. 2003 May; 16(5):45-8, 69.