Synergy Model - ANSWER Definition: An evolving phenomenon where
individuals collaborate to attain a common purpose.
Goal: Nursing practice is focused on patients' needs.
Purpose: The model places the patient at the centre of nursing practice,
explicitly stating what we do for patients and connecting nurses to and defining
their function within the context of the patient and patient outcomes.
**SYNERGY occurs when the patient's needs/characteristics are matched with
nursing competencies.**
Patient Characteristics: ANSWER Encourages nurses to see patients
holistically. Each patient/family has an own set of features, including health
capability and sickness vulnerability. They show varied levels of following
based on where they are along the healthcare continuum.
Mnemonic:
See Required (to) Put Patient Primary.
Stability
Vulnerability
Complexity
, Resource Availability
Resiliency
Predictability
Participation in Care.
Participation in Decision Making.
Stability - Answer Capable of maintaining a steady state equilibrium.
Vulnerability: ANSWER Susceptibility to actual or potential stressors that can
impact patient outcomes
Complexity - Answer Intricate entanglement of two or more systems (e.g.,
body, family, therapy).
Resource Availability: ANSWER The amount of resources (technical, fiscal,
personal, psychological, and social) that the patient, family, or community bring
to the issue.
Resilience - Answer Capability to return to the restorative level of functioning
utilising compensatory/coping mechanisms; the ability to "bounce back" after
an insult.
Predictability - Answer Characteristic that permits one to anticipate a specific
path of events/illness
individuals collaborate to attain a common purpose.
Goal: Nursing practice is focused on patients' needs.
Purpose: The model places the patient at the centre of nursing practice,
explicitly stating what we do for patients and connecting nurses to and defining
their function within the context of the patient and patient outcomes.
**SYNERGY occurs when the patient's needs/characteristics are matched with
nursing competencies.**
Patient Characteristics: ANSWER Encourages nurses to see patients
holistically. Each patient/family has an own set of features, including health
capability and sickness vulnerability. They show varied levels of following
based on where they are along the healthcare continuum.
Mnemonic:
See Required (to) Put Patient Primary.
Stability
Vulnerability
Complexity
, Resource Availability
Resiliency
Predictability
Participation in Care.
Participation in Decision Making.
Stability - Answer Capable of maintaining a steady state equilibrium.
Vulnerability: ANSWER Susceptibility to actual or potential stressors that can
impact patient outcomes
Complexity - Answer Intricate entanglement of two or more systems (e.g.,
body, family, therapy).
Resource Availability: ANSWER The amount of resources (technical, fiscal,
personal, psychological, and social) that the patient, family, or community bring
to the issue.
Resilience - Answer Capability to return to the restorative level of functioning
utilising compensatory/coping mechanisms; the ability to "bounce back" after
an insult.
Predictability - Answer Characteristic that permits one to anticipate a specific
path of events/illness
