| Foreword | xi |
| Preface | xiii |
| Acknowledgments | xv |
| Contributors | xvii |
Section I | Introduction | 1 |
Chapter 1 | Introduction to the AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care | 3 |
| Introduction | 3 |
Section II | Patient Characteristics | 11 |
Chapter 2 | Resiliency | 13 |
| Introduction | 13 |
| Definition | 14 |
| Application of the Case Study to the Synergy Model | 15 |
Chapter 3 | Vulnerability | 19 |
| Introduction | 19 |
| Definition | 20 |
| Application of the Case Study to the Synergy Model | 21 |
Chapter 4 | Stability | 23 |
| Introduction | 23 |
| Definition | 23 |
| Application of the Case Study to the Synergy Model | 24 |
Chapter 5 | Complexity | 27 |
| Introduction | 27 |
| Definition | 28 |
| Application of the Case Study to the Synergy Model | 29 |
Chapter 6 | Resource Availability | 33 |
| Introduction | 33 |
| Definition | 34 |
| Application of the Case Study to the Synergy Model | 35 |
Chapter 7 | Participation in Care | 37 |
| Introduction | 37 |
| Definition | 38 |
| Application of the Case Study to the Synergy Model | 39 |
Chapter 8 | Participation in Decision Making | 43 |
| Introduction | 43 |
| Definition | 45 |
| Application of the Case Study to the Synergy Model | 46 |
Chapter 9 | Predictability | 49 |
| Introduction | 49 |
| Definition | 51 |
| Application of the Case Study to the Synergy Model | 52 |
Section III | Nurse Characteristics | 55 |
Chapter 10 | Clinical Judgment | 57 |
| Introduction | 57 |
| Clinical Judgment | 57 |
| Expert Clinical Judgment | 58 |
| Competency for Evaluating Clinical Judgment | 58 |
| Definition | 59 |
| Application of the Case Study to the Synergy Model | 61 |
Chapter 11 | Advocacy/Moral Agency | 63 |
| Introduction | 63 |
| Competency of Advocacy | 64 |
| Definition | 64 |
| Application of the Case Study to the Synergy Model | 66 |
Chapter 12 | Caring Practices | 69 |
| Introduction | 69 |
| Caring Practices | 69 |
| Caring Skills | 69 |
| Caring in Nursing | 70 |
| Competency for Evaluating Caring Practices | 71 |
| Definition | 71 |
| Application of the Case Study to the Synergy Model | 72 |
Chapter 13 | Collaboration | 75 |
| Introduction | 75 |
| Communication Skills | 76 |
| Collaborating in Nursing | 77 |
| Competency for Evaluating Collaboration | 78 |
| Definition | 78 |
| Application of the Case Study to the Synergy Model | 81 |
Chapter 14 | Systems Thinking | 83 |
| Introduction | 83 |
| Casual Loops | 84 |
| Archetypes | 85 |
| System Modeling | 85 |
| Definition | 86 |
| Application of the Case Study to the Synergy Model | 88 |
Chapter 15 | Response to Diversity | 91 |
| Introduction | 91 |
| Response to Diversity Skills | 91 |
| Competency for Evaluating Response to Diversity | 92 |
| Definition | 93 |
| Application of the Case Study to the Synergy Model | 94 |
Chapter 16 | Clinical Inquiry | 97 |
| Introduction | 97 |
| Clinical Inquiry Skills | 97 |
| Competency for Evaluating Clinical Inquiry | 98 |
| Definition | 98 |
| Application of the Case Study to the Synergy Model | 100 |
Chapter 17 | Facilitator of Learning | 103 |
| Introduction | 103 |
| Theories of Learning | 103 |
| Facilitator of Learning in Nursing | 104 |
| Competency for Evaluating Facilitator of Learning | 104 |
| Definition | 105 |
| Application of the Case Study to the Synergy Model | 106 |
Section IV | Sample Questions of the AACN Synergy Model | 109 |
Chapter 18 | The Acutely and Critically Ill Adult Patient Sample Questions | 111 |
| Introduction | 111 |
Scenario 1111 |
Scenario 2112 |
Scenario 3113 |
Scenario 4114 |
Scenario 5115 |
Scenario 6116 |
Scenario 7117 |
| Answer Key and Rationales to Acutely and Critically Ill Adult Patient Sample Questions | 118 |
Chapter 19 | The Acutely and Critically Ill Pediatric Patient Sample Questions | 135 |
| Introduction | 135 |
Scenario 1136 |
Scenario 2139 |
Scenario 3140 |
| Answer Key and Rationales to Acutely and Critically Ill Pediatric Patient Sample Questions | 141 |
Chapter 20 | The Acutely and Critically Ill Neonatal Patient Sample Questions | 155 |
| Introduction | 155 |
| Answer Key and Rationales to Acutely and Critically Ill Neonatal Patient Sample Questions | 161 |
Chapter 21 | Advanced Practice Sample Questions: Adult Nurse Practitioner | 169 |
| Introduction | 169 |
Scenario 1169 |
Scenario 2170 |
Scenario 3171 |
Scenario 4173 |
Scenario 5174 |
| Answer Key and Rationales to Advanced Practice Sample Questions: Adult Nurse Practitioner | 175 |
Chapter 22 | Advanced Practice Sample Questions: Clinical Nurse Specialist | 189 |
| Introduction | 189 |
Scenario 1190 |
| Answer Key and Rationales to Advanced Practice Sample Questions: Clinical Nurse Specialist | 195 |
Chapter 23 | The Care of the Acutely and Critically Ill Adult Patient in the Progressive Care Unit Sample Questions | 209 |
| Introduction | 209 |
| Answer Key and Rationales to the Care of the Acutely and Critically Ill Adult Patient in the PCU Sample Questions | 215 |
| Glossary | 227 |
| Index | 229 |