NU 308: AACN Synergy Model Background And
Discussion
Synergy Model ANS✔✔ The American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) began developing their _____ in the
early 1990s as a way to match patient/family needs to nurse competencies.
synergos ANS✔✔ The term term synergy comes from what Greek word?
working together ANS✔✔ What does synergy mean?
AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care ANS✔✔ What term is this: a conceptual framework that aligns patient needs with
nurse competencies?
AACN Synergy Model ANS✔✔ What term is this: a new framework for AACN's certification programs, is shifted the
assessment of nursing skills from the then-prevalent body systems/medical model- which didn't consistently match
actual practice - to a "nurse competencies" framework?
advocacy ANS✔✔ Nursing has a history of _____.
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based on needs of patients ANS✔✔ Primacy of care is based on what?
contribution to patient's ANS✔✔ Nursing must articulate nurses' unique _____ to _____ outcomes.
nurses ANS✔✔ Today's healthcare environment is changing, so is the role of _____.
AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care ANS✔✔ What term is this: is a conceptual framework describing a patient-nurse
relationship that acknowledges the primary importance of nursing care based on the needs of patients and their
families?
patients' characteristics drive nurse competencies ANS✔✔ What is the fundamental premise of the Synergy Model?
that a patient's needs drive the nurse competencies required for patient care ANS✔✔ What is the central idea of the
Synergy Model?
synergy occurs ANS✔✔ When nurse competencies stem from patient needs, and the characteristics of the nurse and
patient match, what occurs?
8 ANS✔✔ The synergy model identifies how many patient characteristics and competencies?
- patient characteristics
- nurse competencies
- outcomes of synergy ANS✔✔ What are the components of the Synergy Model?
nurse competencies ANS✔✔ The Synergy Model emphasizes the importance of alignment between patient needs and
______ in achieving optimal outcomes and nurse satisfaction.
when patients needs and characters are matched with nurses' competencies and talents ANS✔✔ When is synergy
established?
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