Process of Ability Formation in a Nursing Instructor Who Continues to Grow through Mutual Interaction: Transduction via Imagination with a Focus on Bifurcation Points

Aim: This study aimed to identify the process through which teacher of nursing build her competence, focusing on her experiences. Methods:The narratives of a subject with 18 years of teaching experience were analyzed, using the Trajectory Equifinality Approach (TEA).We also noted her "crossroads" experiences and imagined how the educator used imagination to find new dimensions.Results: At these crossroads, "clashing with students and looking back on their relationships" acted as a trigger.The teacher continued her exploration into the meaning of education while managing numerous issues, drawing on her ideas about "the students' active careers after graduation" and "the existing situation of students who have limited life experiences" as resources.This process generated a transduction based solution: that a teacher is not a one-way provider of knowledge and information.At such crossroads, she encountered conflicts between social pressures, such as differences in values among the teachers and the complexity of training facilities and social support, such as collaboration in clinical practices and interactions with mentors in teacher training programs, while developing her competence as teacher.Conclusions: A series of analyses unveiled the image of the nursing instructor who continues to grow through mutual interaction.