While caring for a patient in the critical care unit, the nurse realizes that the patient's care needs must be a balance between the patient's long-term prognosis and the family's expectations of recovery
Which of the AACN Synergy Model's characteristics does this situation describe? 1. Complexity
2. Predictability
3. Participation in care
4. Resource availability
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Rationale 1: This situation describes the characteristic of complexity that is the intricate entanglement of two or more systems; for example, a patient's illness with complex family dynamics.
Rationale 2: This situation does not describe predictability.
Rationale 3: This situation does not describe participation in care.
Rationale 4: This situation does not described resource availability.
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