How Does Professional Habitus Impact Nursing Autonomy? A Hermeneutic Qualitative Study Using Bourdieu's Framework.
Background/Objective: In nursing practice, differences have been noted between the shared habitus acquired during academic training and professional practices within healthcare systems. In this context, nurses tend to experience an impact on their autonomy due to the ways in which their professional...
| Publicado en: | Nursing Reports Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 88 - 105 |
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