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Critical Care Nursing: Synergy for Optimal Outcomes Roberta Kaplow and Sonya R. Hardin Chapter Objectives Chapter 1: Implementation of the Synergy Model in Critical Care Briefly state the purpose of the AACN Synergy Model in the delivery of care of acute and critically ill patients. Define the eight patient characteristics a patient brings to a healthcare situation. Define the eight nurse competencies needed for optimal patient outcomes Apply the Synergy Model to clinical examples Design a plan of care based on the Synergy Model to ensure optimal patient outcomes. Chapter 2: Family-Focused Care Identify the components of family-focused care. Examine the need of families of acutely ill patients. Discuss family-focused care from patient, family, and healthcare provider perspectives. Integrate current knowledge of family-focused care into critical care nursing practice. Analyze strategies to successfully implement family-focused care. List optimal patient outcomes that may be achieved through evidence-based family-focused care. Chapter 3: Creating a Healing Environment in the ICU Describe the issues associated with the critical care environment and optimal patient outcomes. Discuss strategies that can facilitate healing environments for the critically ill patient. Discuss the philosophy of family visitation policies in intensive care units. Explain healing modalities that can be integrated into nursing interventions. List optimal patient outcomes that may be achieved through creation of an evidence-based healing ICU environment. Chapter 4: Pain Issues in the ICU Define pain according to type as it relates to ICU patients. Describe the physiological mechanisms of pain. Describe different strategies for pain assessment in the ICU. Describe the most commonly used pharmacological agents for pain management in critically ill patients. Discuss equianalgesia for the conversion of opioids. Analyze nonpharmacological methods for pain managem