title: Nurses' self-relation--becoming theoretically competent: the SAUC model for confirming nursing.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to acquire an understanding of how nurses' self-relation (view of themselves as nurses) was influenced in connection with implementation of a nursing theory, the sympathy-acceptance-understanding-competence model for confirming nursing. This model was developed by Gustafsson and Pörn. Twenty-two nurses' written statements evaluating mentoring during the six-month implementation process in elder care, were analyzed hermeneutically with the hypothetic-deductive method. An action-theoretic and confirmatory approach was used for facilitating theoretically specified hypotheses. The nurses increased their ability to describe nursing theoretically and gained a foundation of common nursing values. The results provided an understanding of how nurses' self-relation was strengthened by becoming theoretically competent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Barbro
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gustafsson
authors.forename: Ania M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Willman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000592:standards; D008611:Mentors / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D016294:Models, Nursing; D008960:Models, Psychological; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D009742:Nursing Theory; D012649:Self Concept; D012647:Self-Assessment; D013192:Staff Development / Q000592:standards; D013548:Sweden; D017749:Total Quality Management