Registered nurses' perceptions and experiences of autonomy: a descriptive phenomenological study.

Background: Professional autonomy is a key concept in understanding nurses' roles in delivering patient care. Recent research exploring the role of autonomy in the nursing work environment indicated that English and American nurses had differing perceptions of autonomy. This qualitative study aimed to explore the understanding and experiences of autonomy of nurses working in England.

The nursing work environment and quality of care: Content analysis of comments made by registered nurses responding to the Essentials of Magnetism II scale.

Aim: To report a qualitative study of themes Registered Nurses raised spontaneously about their work environment, in a cross-sectional survey study when responding to the Essentials of Magnetism II (EOMII) scale.

Design: Qualitative descriptive survey.

Methods: At the end of the EOMII scale, a free form text section was included asking nurses to add comments about their ward/work environment Of the 247 nurses who completed the EOMII scale, 30% ( = 75) provided comments.