Question

Reexamine the six rules of creating synergy. Why is it critical that all members of a team understand and enact all the various rules? Why is it necessary for all members to value the purpose of an endeavor or project? Provide your summary in an APA paper.

Answer 1

Synergy model can provides a interrelationship platform between the nurses and their team. It is basically a patient care model provide effective and quality patient care. This will provide a clarity on patients needs and care required. The patient and their families will also be on the same page as the caregivers. The attitude of the patient influences the nurses to provide competent patient care. In that way a synergy of patient needs against nurse's competency is maintained.

This synergy model is applicable to all levels of nursing from the primary caregiver to the OT rooms. The indicators of a good synergy model are : patient satisfaction, lower rate of adverse incidents, complications and mortality rates with decreased length of hospital stay. The synergy model includes 2 key features: patient characteristics and nurses competencies. The competencies of nurses depend on various factors:

1. clinical judgement: good thinking abilities with ability to grasp critical situations and respond accordingly. A properly experienced nurse with good education following evidence based practise is a good example of this.

2. patient advocacy: advocating on behalf of patients by understanding their needs.

3. Caring practises,

4. Collaboration: of all depts to work together with patient. Family members can also be taken into confidence.

5.response to diversity - respecting the patients beliefs and value system.

6. Clinical inquiry and facilating learning.

All nurses on a team are expected to work together along with patient and synergize their actions towards one goal - patient care only.

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