According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary Synergy (2021) means “the increased effectiveness that results when two or more people or businesses work together.” The AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care identifies eight patient characteristics and nine nurse characteristics essential in the optimalization of outcomes. Be sure you have read the AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care: A Framework to Optimize Outcomes before you begin your assigment. Refer to the Course Schedule for the due date.
Guidelines
Follow APA (7th ed.) formatting guidelines.
List two references at the bottom of your paper.
Narrative should be between 150-200 words.
Directions
In a Word document, discuss the following:
Your definition of complexity in your work setting. (1-2 sentences)
Discuss the way your nursing competencies (one of the eight) in the synergy model article assisted you to meet the needs of a complex patient who had one of the eight patient characteristics, which are also listed in the synergy model.
For example, clinical judgment assisted me with caring for a patient with low predictability.
List two references.
