AACN PCCN Review: Professional Caring
and Ethical Practices Questions and Answers
AACNASynergyAmodelAforApatientAcareA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
RightAnurseAshouldAtakeAcareAofArightApatient
TheAcoreAconceptAisAtheAcharacteristicsAofApatientsAandAfamiliesAinfluenceAandAdriveAtheAc
haracteristicsAorAcompetenciesAofAnurses.ASynergyAresultsAwhenAtheAneedsAandA
characteristicsAofAaApatient,AclinicalAunitAorAsystemAareAmatchedAwithAaAnurse'Sa
competencies.
AllApatientsAhaveAsimilarAneedsAandAexperienceAtheseAneedsAacrossAwideArangesAorAconti
nuumsAfromAhealthAtoAillness.ALogically,AtheAmoreAcompromisedApatientsAare,AtheAmoreAs
evereAorAcomplexAareAtheirAneeds.ATheAdimensionsAofAaAnurse'sApracticeAareAdrivenAbyAth
eAneedsAofAaApatientAandAfamily.AThisArequiresAnursesAtoAbeAproficientAinAtheAmultipleAdime
nsionsAofAtheAnursingAcontinuums.AWhenAnurseAcompetenciesAstemAfromApatientAneedsAa
ndAtheAcharacteristicsAofAtheAnurseAandApatientAsynergize,AoptimalApatientAoutcomesAcanAr
esult.
SynergyAgoalA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
patientsAcomeAfirst.ANursesAmakeAaAuniqueAcontributionAtoAoutcomes,AqualityAofAcareAandA
containmentAofAcosts.
TheAsynergyAmodelAhasA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-8AnurseAcharacteristics
8ApatientAcharacteristics
8APatientAcharacteristicsA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-Resiliency
Vulnerability
stability
Complexity
ResourceAAvailability
ParticipationAinAcare
ParticipationAinAdecisionAmaking
Predictability
LowerAscoreAisAworse
PatientAwithAlowerAscoreAhasAhigherAneeds
8AnursingAcharacteristicsA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-ClinicalAJudgement
ClinicalAInquiry
FacilitationAofALearning
Collaboration
SystemsAthinkingA(includesAinformatics,Acomputers)
Advocacy
caringApractices
responseAtoAdiversity
and Ethical Practices Questions and Answers
AACNASynergyAmodelAforApatientAcareA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
RightAnurseAshouldAtakeAcareAofArightApatient
TheAcoreAconceptAisAtheAcharacteristicsAofApatientsAandAfamiliesAinfluenceAandAdriveAtheAc
haracteristicsAorAcompetenciesAofAnurses.ASynergyAresultsAwhenAtheAneedsAandA
characteristicsAofAaApatient,AclinicalAunitAorAsystemAareAmatchedAwithAaAnurse'Sa
competencies.
AllApatientsAhaveAsimilarAneedsAandAexperienceAtheseAneedsAacrossAwideArangesAorAconti
nuumsAfromAhealthAtoAillness.ALogically,AtheAmoreAcompromisedApatientsAare,AtheAmoreAs
evereAorAcomplexAareAtheirAneeds.ATheAdimensionsAofAaAnurse'sApracticeAareAdrivenAbyAth
eAneedsAofAaApatientAandAfamily.AThisArequiresAnursesAtoAbeAproficientAinAtheAmultipleAdime
nsionsAofAtheAnursingAcontinuums.AWhenAnurseAcompetenciesAstemAfromApatientAneedsAa
ndAtheAcharacteristicsAofAtheAnurseAandApatientAsynergize,AoptimalApatientAoutcomesAcanAr
esult.
SynergyAgoalA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
patientsAcomeAfirst.ANursesAmakeAaAuniqueAcontributionAtoAoutcomes,AqualityAofAcareAandA
containmentAofAcosts.
TheAsynergyAmodelAhasA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-8AnurseAcharacteristics
8ApatientAcharacteristics
8APatientAcharacteristicsA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-Resiliency
Vulnerability
stability
Complexity
ResourceAAvailability
ParticipationAinAcare
ParticipationAinAdecisionAmaking
Predictability
LowerAscoreAisAworse
PatientAwithAlowerAscoreAhasAhigherAneeds
8AnursingAcharacteristicsA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-ClinicalAJudgement
ClinicalAInquiry
FacilitationAofALearning
Collaboration
SystemsAthinkingA(includesAinformatics,Acomputers)
Advocacy
caringApractices
responseAtoAdiversity