ŞAHAN, SedaOZDEMİR, CEVRİYE2024-03-092024-03-0920232791-7940https://doi.org/10.4274/MNM.2023.22144https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/1183636https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14034/1707Objective: In this study we aimed the determine nurses’ attitudes toward professional autonomy and the relationship between job satisfaction. Method: This study was conducted with 302 nurses between December 2022 and March 2023. The following two tools were used for data collection: Attitudes towards professional autonomy scale for nurses and job satisfaction scales for nurses. The research data was used to collect the numerical and percentile distribution, Kruskal-Wallis-H, and correlation analyses were used to analyze the data. Results: According to this study it was found that the total mean score of the nurses obtained from the attitude scale toward professional autonomy was 69.07±4.63. The total mean score of the nurses obtained from the job satisfaction scale was found to be 22.27±3.81. It was found that there was a positive and significant correlation between the attitude towards professional autonomy total scale score and the job satisfaction scale total score (r=0.384, p=0.044). Conclusion: It was determined that the nurses’ attitudes towards professional autonomy and job satisfaction were above avarage. It has been determined that there is a significant relationship between the attitude toward professional autonomy and job satisfaction; as the attitude toward autonomy increases, job satisfaction increases.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessArticle10.4274/MNM.2023.221443290971183636