Search
Descriptor English: Professional Autonomy
Descriptor Spanish: Autonomía Profesional
Descriptor autonomía profesional
Entry term(s) independencia profesional
Scope note: La calidad o condición de ser independiente y autodirigido, especialmente en la toma de decisiones, que permite a los profesionales ejercer su criterio según lo que entiendan adecuado en el desempeño de sus trabajos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Autonomia Profissional
Descriptor French: Autonomie professionnelle
Entry term(s): Autonomy, Professional
Professional Self Regulation
Regulation, Professional Self
Self Regulation, Professional
Tree number(s): N04.452.758.752
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017009
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
Related: Personal Autonomy MeSH
DeCS ID: 29871
Unique ID: D017009
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/07/26
Revision Date: 2001/07/25
Professional Autonomy - Preferred
Concept UI M0025846
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Professional Autonomy
Entry term(s) Autonomy, Professional
Self Regulation, Professional - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0025847
Preferred term Self Regulation, Professional
Entry term(s) Professional Self Regulation
Regulation, Professional Self



We want your feedback on the new DeCS / MeSH website

We invite you to complete a survey that will take no more than 3 minutes.


Go to survey