Synergy for Clinical Excellence: The AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care

by Hardin, Sonya R.; Kaplow, Roberta

• ISBN13: 9780763726010
• ISBN10: 076372601X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-09-22
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Summary

An essential reference for nursing students in developing and implementing the competencies necessary in caring for critically ill patients! Synergy for Clinical Excellence: The AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care enhances the understanding of The Synergy Model in practice. Based on a decade of work by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, the text encompasses the history and development of the nurse and patient characteristic inherent in The Synergy Model, and then thoroughly addresses each characteristic individually and applies the model in practice. Includes sample test questions relevant to the model that will assist nursing students in preparing for certification through AACN, and provide further examples of the integration of the Synergy Model in practice.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Preface	xiii
Acknowledgments	xv
Contributors	xvii
Section I Introduction	1	(10)
Introduction to the AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care	3	(8)
Sonya R. Hardin
Introduction	3	(8)
Section II Patient Characteristics	11	(44)
Resiliency	13	(6)
Roberta Kaplow
Introduction	13	(1)
Definition	14	(1)
Application of the Case Study to the Synergy Model	15	(4)
Vulnerability	19	(4)
Roberta Kaplow
Introduction	19	(1)
Definition	20	(1)
Application of the Case Study to the Synergy Model	21	(2)
Stability	23	(4)
Roberta Kaplow
Introduction	23	(1)
Definition	23	(1)
Application of the Case Study to the Synergy Model	24	(3)
Complexity	27	(6)
Roberta Kaplow
Introduction	27	(1)
Definition	28	(1)
Application of the Case Study to the Synergy Model	29	(4)
Resource Availability	33	(4)
Roberta Kaplow
Introduction	33	(1)
Definition	34	(1)
Application of the Case Study to the Synergy Model	35	(2)
Participation in Care	37	(6)
Roberta Kaplow
Introduction	37	(1)
Definition	38	(1)
Application of the Case Study to the Synergy Model	39	(4)
Participation in Decision Making	43	(6)
Roberta Kaplow
Introduction	43	(2)
Definition	45	(1)
Application of the Case Study to the Synergy Model	46	(3)
Predictability	49	(6)
Roberta Kaplow
Introduction	49	(2)
Definition	51	(1)
Application of the Case Study to the Synergy Model	52	(3)
Section III Nurse Characteristics	55	(54)
Clinical Judgment	57	(6)
Sonya R. Hardin
Daphne Stannard
Introduction	57	(1)
Clinical Judgment	57	(2)
Expert Clinical Judgment	58	(1)
Competency for Evaluating Clinical Judgment	58	(1)
Definition	59	(2)
Application of the Case Study to the Synergy Model	61	(2)
Advocacy/Moral Agency	63	(6)
Daphne Stannard
Sonya R. Hardin
Introduction	63	(1)
Competency of Advocacy	64	(1)
Definition	64	(2)
Application of the Case Study to the Synergy Model	66	(3)
Caring Practices	69	(6)
Sonya R. Hardin
Introduction	69	(1)
Caring Practices	69	(1)
Caring Skills	69	(1)
Caring in Nursing	70	(1)
Competency for Evaluating Caring Practices	71	(1)
Definition	71	(1)
Application of the Case Study to the Synergy Model	72	(3)
Collaboration	75	(8)
Sonya R. Hardin
Introduction	75	(1)
Communication Skills	76	(1)
Collaborating in Nursing	77	(1)
Competency for Evaluating Collaboration	78	(1)
Definition	78	(3)
Application of the Case Study to the Synergy Model	81	(2)
Systems Thinking	83	(8)
Sonya R. Hardin
Introduction	83	(3)
Casual Loops	84	(1)
Archetypes	85	(1)
System Modeling	85	(1)
Definition	86	(2)
Application of the Case Study to the Synergy Model	88	(3)
Response to Diversity	91	(6)
Sonya R. Hardin
Introduction	91	(1)
Response to Diversity Skills	91	(1)
Competency for Evaluating Response to Diversity	92	(1)
Definition	93	(1)
Application of the Case Study to the Synergy Model	94	(3)
Clinical Inquiry	97	(6)
Sonya R. Hardin
Introduction	97	(1)
Clinical Inquiry Skills	97	(1)
Competency for Evaluating Clinical Inquiry	98	(1)
Definition	98	(2)
Application of the Case Study to the Synergy Model	100	(3)
Facilitator of Learning	103	(6)
Sonya R. Hardin
Introduction	103	(1)
Theories of Learning	103	(1)
Facilitator of Learning in Nursing	104	(1)
Competency for Evaluating Facilitator of Learning	104	(1)
Definition	105	(1)
Application of the Case Study to the Synergy Model	106	(3)
Section IV Sample Questions of the AACN Synergy Model	109	(118)
The Acutely and Critically Ill Adult Patient Sample Questions	111	(24)
Michael W. Day
Introduction	111	(1)
Scenario 1	111	(1)
Scenario 2	112	(1)
Scenario 3	113	(1)
Scenario 4	114	(1)
Scenario 5	115	(1)
Scenario 6	116	(1)
Scenario 7	117	(1)
Answer Key and Rationales to Acutely and Critically Ill Adult Patient Sample Questions	118	(17)
The Acutely and Critically III Pediatric Patient Sample Questions	135	(20)
Deborah L. Bingaman
Roberta Kaplow
Introduction	135	(1)
Scenario 1	136	(3)
Scenario 2	139	(1)
Scenario 3	140	(1)
Answer Key and Rationales to Acutely and Critically III Pediatric Patient Sample Questions	141	(14)
The Acutely and Critically III Neonatal Patient Sample Questions	155	(14)
Beth C. Diehl-Svrjcek
Introduction	155	(6)
Answer Key and Rationales to Acutely and Critically III Neonatal Patient Sample Questions	161	(8)
Advanced Practice Sample Questions: Adult Nurse Practitioner	169	(20)
Darla Ura
Linda L. Steele
Introduction	169	(1)
Scenario 1	169	(1)
Scenario 2	170	(1)
Scenario 3	171	(2)
Scenario 4	173	(1)
Scenario 5	174	(1)
Answer Key and Rationales to Advanced Practice Sample Questions: Adult Nurse Practitioner	175	(14)
Advanced Practice Sample Questions: Clinical Nurse Specialist	189	(20)
Roberta Kaplow
Introduction	189	(1)
Scenario 1	190	(5)
Answer Key and Rationales to Advanced Practice Sample Questions: Clinical Nurse Specialist	195	(14)
The Care of the Acutely and Critically III Adult Patient in the Progressive Care Unit Sample Questions	209	(18)
Marthe J. Moseley
Introduction	209	(6)
Answer Key and Rationales to the Care of the Acutely and Critically III Adult Patient in the PCU Sample Questions	215	(12)
Glossary	227	(2)
Index	229