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Had to chuckle at you too man years and speciality, I feel the same

Do you work on standing orders?

I am an older nurse not retired, probably never will. But I do not see great strides.

Is that autonomy to you?

I am not at the bedsie unless I am in a patient's home or at a facility I am a hospice nurse. But I too am mandated by the physician and am not autonomous. I know nursing has changed greatly in technology but have we changed patient care and are we autonomous if we have physicians leading how we practice? I think only if we become educated enough we will have the respect of Physcian who let of us have some sense of autonomy. Good luck in this wonderful beloved profession. I truely mean that!

Could anyone please tell me what you feel nursing autonomy is at a bedside level nurse and as an advanced practice nurse? Do you feel nurses have autonomy in their jobs? I have been a nurse for 34 yrs and am having a hard time with this issue.

Doctors are rude only because we allow them to be rude!

I have been an RN for 34 years, I have been cussed at, yelled at, and seen objects thrown at nurses by physicians. Until we stand on our on as nurses "united" which we have never been physicians will never respect us. Nurses have done damage to their own profession and this sadden me as part of what makes me tick is nursing.

Are you asking what is nursing autonomy in your practice and do bedside nurses really have nursing autonomy? If you have a researched based evidenced practice then you could probably answer this question as yes. My simple feeling is until nursing expands in scope and practice none of us will practice autonomously. What will this take education, and more education. So as I finish my masters I look forward to more education until nurses are able to stand on their own.