1. Introduction -- 2. Autonomy - A Health Care Perspective -- 3. Philosophical Foundations -- 4. 'Seeing' Autonomy in Practice -- 5. Communicative Style -- 6. Power and Control -- 7. 'Speaking for you or Speaking for me?' -- 8. Context, Expertise and Identified Principles for Action -- 9. Autonomy as Authentic Consciousness -- 10. The Nurse as Facilitator of Authentic Consciousness -- 11. Limitations, Implications and Aspirations
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-314)