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Synergy Model-Power Point
Synergy Model-Power Point
Synergy Model-Power Point
care
By: Patricia Oduol
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Objectives:
Broad.
Learner should be able to acquire knowledge on Synergy model of patient care
& its application in critical-care nursing practice.
Specific.
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Objectives Cont…
required .
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Introduction.
• Easened need for health care systems to meet patient care standards; by
sensitivity etc.
mechanisms.
2.) Vulnerability.
3.) Stability.
Many different parts of the patient which are difficult to relate to each
Extent to which patient is able make decisions regarding his own health.
8.) Predictability.
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Categories for evaluation of Patient’s needs.
Characteristics are evaluated on a 5-point scale ranging from:
1 (worst patient state) to 5 (best patient state).
Patient with Level 1 is minimally stable, not responding to
treatment & at a high risk of death.
Patient with Level 5 is highly stable, responding to treatment & at a
low risk of death.
A patient with Level 3 is moderately stable & somewhere in
between a Level 1 and Level 5 patient.
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Categories for evaluation Cont..
E.g. John is a patient in I.C.U with the following characteristics and levels:
High vulnerability (1)
Moderate resiliency (3)
Moderate stability (3)
Minimal complexity (5)
Access to many resources (5)
High participation in care (5)
Moderate participation in decision making (3)
Moderate predictability (3)
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Categories for evaluation Cont..
Evaluation:
support resources.
Participates in his own care but needs assistance and advice to make
decisions. 11
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Nursing Competencies Essential for quality patient care.
They include:
Involves acting on behalf, & representing concerns of the patient & other
staffs by identifying Ethical & clinical concerns within & outside the
4.) Collaboration.
existing for the patient & staff within health care & non-healthcare
systems.
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Assumptions of the model.
medical care & all aspects of the patient (body, mind, and spirit) must be
considered.
nurse-patient relationship.
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Assumptions Cont..
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Application of model in Critical-care nursing practice.
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References.
Alice .P. (2016) Nursing Theory: AACN Synergy Model. Retrieved from:
http://nursing-theory.org/articles/AACN-synergy-model.php
Swickard. S., Swickard, W., Reimer. A., Lindell. D., & Winkelman. C. (2014).
Adaptation of the AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care to Critical Care
Transport. Critical Care Nurse, 34(1), 16–29. http://doi.org/10.4037/ccn2014573
https://www.slideshare.net/donwiwat/aacn-synergy-model-for-patient-care-32306795
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