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Nursing is based on the positive principles of health. However, there is a call for more knowledge on how to implement nursing based on these principles. The purpose of this article is to shed light on how the salutogenic model can be used as a tool for nursing when health is the main target. This is illuminated through four knowledge levels in nursing including the salutogenic model, theoretical elaborations of the model, and how to implement salutogenic nursing. A salutogenic approach includes how to understand the basic assumptions of health and how to increase Sense of Coherence and General Resistance Resources when the main aim is to facilitate coping with health challenges in everyday life, thus strengthening health. It is revealed that the salutogenic model and the theoretical elaborations of the model seem fruitful as a theoretical framework for salutogenic nursing. We need further theoretical elaborations and research to increase the knowledge foundation in salutogenic nursing.

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