TY - JOUR
T1 - The Synergy Model at Work in a Military ICU in Iraq
AU - Freyling, Mary E.
AU - Kesten, Karen S.
AU - Heath, Janie
PY - 2008/3
Y1 - 2008/3
N2 - The Synergy Model for Patient Care, developed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), demonstrates that positive patient outcomes are achieved when patient characteristics are matched with nurse competencies. Through the vivid realities in the daily journal of a military ICU nurse taking care of patients in Iraq, a virtual triad learning experience provided academic, clinical, and personal support. This article describes how effective nursing practice, whether providing direct patient care in the United States or in a military ICU in Iraq, must be centered around the needs and characteristics of patients. Acute and critically ill patients in a military ICU in Iraq have unique needs and require nurses with competent skills to help promote optimal outcomes.
AB - The Synergy Model for Patient Care, developed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), demonstrates that positive patient outcomes are achieved when patient characteristics are matched with nurse competencies. Through the vivid realities in the daily journal of a military ICU nurse taking care of patients in Iraq, a virtual triad learning experience provided academic, clinical, and personal support. This article describes how effective nursing practice, whether providing direct patient care in the United States or in a military ICU in Iraq, must be centered around the needs and characteristics of patients. Acute and critically ill patients in a military ICU in Iraq have unique needs and require nurses with competent skills to help promote optimal outcomes.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ccell.2007.10.004
DO - 10.1016/j.ccell.2007.10.004
M3 - Review article
C2 - 18206581
AN - SCOPUS:38349023086
SN - 0899-5885
VL - 20
SP - 23
EP - 29
JO - Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America
JF - Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America
IS - 1
ER -