NU 406: The AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care Exam Questions and Answers

NU 406: The AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care Exam Questions and Answers AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care - Ans:-What is this: that the needs or characteristics of patients and families influence and drive the characteristics or competencies of nurses? synergy - Ans:-What is this: results when the needs and characteristics of a patient, clinical unit or system are matched with a nurse's competencies? patient and family - Ans:-The dimensions of a nurse's practice are driven by the needs of who? - patients are biological, psychological, social, and spiritual entities who present at a particular developmental stage. The whole patient (body, mind and spirit) must be considered - the patient, family and community all contribute to providing a context for the nurse-patient relationship - patients can be described by a number of characteristics. All characteristics are connected and contribute to each other. Characteristics cannot be looked at in isolation ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 2/12 - similarly, nurses can be described on a number of dimensions. The interrelated dimensions paint a profile of the nurse - a goal of nursing is to restore a patient to an optimal level of wellness as defined by the patient. Death can be an acceptable outcome, in which the goal of nursing care is to move a patient toward a peaceful death - Ans:-What are some of the assumptions regarding nurses, patients and families that are guided by the Synergy Model? resiliency - Ans:-What Synergy Model is this: the capacity to return to a restorative level of functioning using compensatory/coping mechanisms; the ability to bounce back quickly after an insult? Level 1 - minimally resilient - Ans:-What level of resiliency is this: unable to mount a response; failure of compensatory/coping mechanisms; minimal reserves; brittle? level 3 - moderately resilient - Ans:-What level of resiliency is this: able to mount a moderate response; able to initiate some degree of compensation; moderate reserves? level 5 - highly resilient - Ans:-What level of resiliency is this: able to mount and maintain a response; intact compensatory/coping mechanisms; strong reserves; endurance? ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 3/12 vulnerability - Ans:-What synergy model is this: susceptibility to actual or potential stressors that may adversely affect patient outcomes? level 1 - minimally stable - Ans:-What level of stability is this: labile; unstable; unresponsive to therapies; high risk of death? level 3 - moderately stable - Ans:-What level of stability is this: able to maintain steady state for limited period of time; some responsiveness to therapies? level 5 - highly stable - Ans:-What level of stability is this: constant; responsive to therapies; low risk of death? complexity - Ans:-What synergy model is this: the intricate entanglement of two or more systems (e.g., body, family, therapies)? level 1- highly complex - Ans:-What level of complexity is this; intricate; complex patient/family dynamics; ambiguous/vague; atypical presentation? level 3 - moderately complex - Ans:-What level of complexity is this: moderately involve patient/family dynamics? level 5 - minimally complex - Ans:-What level of complexity is this; straightforward; routine patient/family dynamics; simple/clear cut; typical presentation? ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 4/12 resource availability - Ans:-What synergy model is this: extent of resources (e.g., technical, fiscal, personal, psychological and social) the patient/family/community bring to the situation? level 1 - few resources - Ans:-What level of resource availability is this: necessary knowledge and skills not available; necessary financial support not available; minimal personal/psychological supportive resources; few social systems resources? level 3 - moderate resources - Ans:-What level of resource availability is this: limited knowledge and skills available; limited personal/psychological supportive resources; limited social systems resources? level 5 - many resources - Ans:-What level of resource availability is this: extensive knowledge and skills available and accessible; financial resources readily available; strong personal/psychological supportive resources; strong social systems resources? participation in care - Ans:-What Syner