TY - JOUR T1 - Greater nurse autonomy associated with lower mortality and failure to rescue rates JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 56 LP - 56 DO - 10.1136/eb-2016-102591 VL - 20 IS - 2 AU - Catharina van Oostveen AU - Hester Vermeulen Y1 - 2017/04/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/20/2/56.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Rao AD, Kumar A, McHugh M. Better nurse autonomy decreases the odds of 30-day mortality and failure to rescue. J Nurs Scholarsh 2016;00:1–7.OpenUrlHospitals are responsible for providing the means necessary for nurses to act autonomously and positively influence patient outcomes.To prove causality, the link between nurse autonomy and patient outcomes should be endorsed by using robust research designs, examining results over time to assess differences in autonomy levels.There is a growing body of evidence linking professional work environments to improved patient, personnel and organisational outcomes. Since autonomy has been identified as an important attribute of a professional work environment for enhancing patient safety,1 a proven association between autonomy and patient-outcomes might be expected but, until now, had not been … ER -