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personal autonomy

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personal autonomy,
a nursing outcome from the Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) defined as the personal actions of a competent individual to exercise governance in life decisions. See also Nursing Outcomes Classification.


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Judge Elvin said the decision to keep her in a male prison "effectively bars her ability to qualify for surgery, which interferes with her personal autonomy in a manner which goes beyond that which imprisonment is intended to do".
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