AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care Study Guide

Synergy Model - -Definition: An evolving phenomenon when individuals work together to achieve common goal Goal: Nursing practice is based on patient needs Purpose: Model puts patient at center of nursing practice; clearly states what we do for patients and links nurses to and defines their role within the context of the patient and patient outcomes **SYNERGY results when patient's needs/characteristics are matched with nursing competencies** Patient Characteristics - -Encourages nurses to view patients holistically. Each patient/family brings a unique set of characteristics- capacity for health and vulnerability to illness . - display varying levels of following depending on where they are on the healthcare continuum. Mnemonic: See Very Clearly Reason Required (to) Put Patient Primary Stability Vulnerability Complexity Resource Availability Resiliency Predictability Participation in Care Participation in Decision Making Stability - -Ability to maintain a steady state equilibrium Vulnerability - -Susceptibility to actual or potential stressors that may affect patient outcomes Complexity - -Intricate entanglement of 2+ systems (i.e. body, family, therapies) Resource Availability - -Extent of resources (i.e. technical, fiscal, personal, psychological, and social) patient/family/community bring to situation Resiliency - -Capacity to return to restorative level of functioning using compensatory/coping mechanisms; the ability to "bounce back" after an insult Predictability - -Characteristic that allows one to expect a certain course of events/illness Participation in Decision Making - -Extent to which patient/family engages in decision making Participation in Care - -Extent to which patient/family engages in aspects of care Nurse Characteristics - -Nursing care reflects integration of knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience necessary to meet the needs of patients/families. Mnemonic: Clearly Caring, Conscious Customer Service Requires Following AACN/Model Clinical Judgement Caring Practices Collaboration Clinical Inquiry Systems Thinking Response to Diversity Advocacy/Moral Agency All 8 are essential for contemporary nursing practice, but each is more/less important depending on patient characteristics. Synergy is when patient's needs/characteristic are matched with nurse's competencies. Clinical Judgement - -Clinical reasoning (decision making, critical thinking, global grasp of situation) + nursing skills acquired through process of integrating education, experiential knowledge, and evidenc