AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care
EXAM
Synergy Model - ANS Definition: An evolving phenomenon when individuals work
together to achieve common goal
Goal: Nursing practice is based on patient needs
Purpose: Model puts patient at center of nursing practice; clearly states what we do for
patients and links nurses to and defines their role within the context of the patient and
patient outcomes
**SYNERGY results when patient's needs/characteristics are matched with nursing
competencies**
Patient Characteristics - ANS Encourages nurses to view patients holistically. Each
patient/family brings a unique set of characteristics- capacity for health and vulnerability
to illness . - display varying levels of following depending on where they are on the
healthcare continuum.
Mnemonic:
See Very Clearly Reason Required (to) Put Patient Primary
Stability
Vulnerability
Complexity
Resource Availability
Resiliency
Predictability
Participation in Care
Participation in Decision Making
Stability - ANS Ability to maintain a steady state equilibrium
Vulnerability - ANS Susceptibility to actual or potential stressors that may affect patient
outcomes
Complexity - ANS Intricate entanglement of 2+ systems (i.e. body, family, therapies)
Resource Availability - ANS Extent of resources (i.e. technical, fiscal, personal,
psychological, and social) patient/family/community bring to situation
Resiliency - ANS Capacity to return to restorative level of functioning using
compensatory/coping mechanisms; the ability to "bounce back" after an insult
