title: Nursing managers, transformed or deformed? A case study in the ideology of competency.
abstract: Examines the ideological nature of competence-based approaches to the management training of nurse managers. Explores the transition required from a "clinical" identity to a managerial one. Employs Habermas' theory of communicative action to analyse the ideological features and to provide a way of reflecting on the nature of the professional identity they are being encouraged to accept. Indicates some further avenues for research.
authors.affiliation: University of York, York, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Reedy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Learmonth
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003162:Competency-Based Education / Q000592:standards*; D006298:Health Services Administration; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education*; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D013192:Staff Development / Q000592:standards*; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom