The Synergy Model: The Ultimate Mentoring Model

Kerfoot, Karlene; Cox, Marilyn

doi:10.1016/j.ccell.2005.01.004

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“…The role of nurses as educators for patients is highly relevant in the Synergy Model for enhancing optimal patient outcomes (Curley 1998; Kaplow 2002). In addition, the implementation of the Synergy Model was described to be fundamental in supporting the definition and the broadening of the scope of nursing practice in different contexts: the eight domains of nursing competencies played as the guide in designing mentorship and advanced roles for nurses (Kerfoot & Cox 2005).…”

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“…Furthermore, Swickard et al (2014) discussed the reasons underpinning the identification of Synergy Models as an optimal standard of practice, recognizing that the Synergy Model allows matching patients' characteristics and nursing competencies. Kerfoot & Cox (2005) highlighted that Synergy Model also provides the theoretical basis for developing a multidimensional role for nurse educators, as it is useful for evaluating the nursing (and nursing students) performance and the effects of continuing education programmes on nursing competencies (Kerfoot et al 2006). Finally, Scarpa & Connelly (2011) argued that Synergy Model contributes in providing a shared definition of the scope of nursing practice, using a shared language which defines the performance objectives associated with nursing delivery of care through the eight dimensions of nursing practice described in the Synergy Model.…”

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The state of the evidence about the Synergy Model for patient care

Nania

Barello

Caruso

et al. 2020

International Nursing Review

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Aim: To systematically and critically summarize the state of the evidence about the Synergy Model and its utilization in nursing practice. Background: The Synergy Model emphasizes the importance of alignment between patient needs and nurse competencies in achieving adequate patient-and nurse-related outcomes. It is a relatively new patient-centred care model developed at the end of the 1990s. Introduction: Despite the Synergy Model's potential to support patient-centred care, its practical application is still mainly limited. Thus far, literature about the Synergy Model has not yet been synthesized, undermining its broader utilization globally. Methods: A systematic search was performed on the following databases: PubMed, CINAHL and Scopus. The authors used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) statement and checklist to guide the systematic search; 26 papers were included in this study. A critical interpretative synthesis was adopted to summarize the data extracted from the included papers. Results: Five interpretative themes emerged: conceptualization, experiences from the field, nursing education, patient-related outcomes and system-related outcomes. Synergy Model shows a precise theoretical definition, and it was implemented in multiple clinical settings, mainly in critical care contexts. It seems to have a positive influence on patient-related, nurse-related and system-related outcomes. Discussion: Synergy Model seems to be positively associated with specific susceptible outcomes, such as patient satisfaction, reduction of patient's complications, staff satisfaction, empowerment, and engagement of patients and healthcare providers. However, the level of evidence is still limited. Conclusion: Future international research should demonstrate the feasibility of implementing the Synergy Model at an international level. More empirical research is needed to demonstrate the effectiveness of the model on susceptible outcomes. Implications for nursing and health policy: This systematic review could support further development of international programmes based on the Synergy Model. The Synergy Model's implementation has the potential to optimize nursing competencies, patient-and nurse-related outcomes.

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The state of the evidence about the Synergy Model for patient care

Nania

Barello

Caruso

et al. 2020

International Nursing Review

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“…Kerfoot and Cox (2005) note that a synergy model allows for restructuring of traditional systems, to a model that changes the infrastructure for mentoring to a horizontal as well as vertical model, providing mentoring in a systematized and reproducible manner. It has also been noted that synergy models include a wide variety of activities in which professionals are regularly involved and enable the best matching of expertise and levels of practice (Czerwinski, Blastic, & Rice, 1999).…”

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Florida Public Health Training Center: Evidence-Based Online Mentor Program

Frahm

Alsac-Seitz

Mescia

et al. 2013

The Journal of Continuing Higher Education

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“…One of the PCC models is the AACN Synergy Model for Patient Care (Synergy Model), developed by Dr. Martha Curley in 1998, within the activities of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (ACNN) recommendation [10]. The original purpose of the model was to provide a theoretical framework for certified practice [10][11][12][13]. Its major innovation introduced was that the patient outcomes were optimized when patient characteristics matched nursing competencies [14][15][16].…”

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Does the Synergy Model Implementation Improve the Transition from In-Hospital to Primary Care? The Experience from an Italian Cardiac Surgery Unit, Perspectives, and Future Implications

Dellafiore

Caruso

Nania

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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The demand for care services in the healthcare system has changed and is triggering a smooth transition from in-hospital to primary care. In this regard, patient-centered-care models of care delivery might provide a framework to follow patients’ journeys throughout their transition between different levels of care. Accordingly, an Italian research group at a cardiac hospital in Northern Italy implemented the Synergy Model in a Cardiac Surgery Unit, a patient-centered-care model, and is using the framework of the model to guide a smooth transition of patients towards rehabilitation and primary care after their hospitalization. This discursive paper is focused on the experience, perspectives, and future implications of adopting the Synergy Model to facilitate the transition from in-hospital to primary care. The presented experience and discussion might be helpful to the international debate regarding the strategies to boost a smooth transition from in-hospital to primary care.

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The Synergy Model: The Ultimate Mentoring Model

Cited by 11 publications

References 2 publications

The state of the evidence about the Synergy Model for patient care

The state of the evidence about the Synergy Model for patient care

Florida Public Health Training Center: Evidence-Based Online Mentor Program

Does the Synergy Model Implementation Improve the Transition from In-Hospital to Primary Care? The Experience from an Italian Cardiac Surgery Unit, Perspectives, and Future Implications

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