The critical care nurse can use the synergy model for
patient care as a theoretical framework to evaluate
evidence-based practice related to ventilator care. In the
1990s, the American Association of CriticalYCare
Nurses presented a new paradigm for clinical practice
that transcended the current perspective of the taskoriented
practice. This new synergy model for patient
care is a practice model that focuses on a healthcare
system guided by the patients’ needs in which nurses
make optimal contribution to patients’ outcomes.10