Author/Authors :
Khalifehzadeh، Asghar نويسنده Lecture, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran , , Tavasoli، Ali Akbar نويسنده Associate Professor, Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran , , Golshahi، Jafar نويسنده Associate Professor, Isfahan Cardiovascular , , Sanei، Hamid نويسنده Department of Internal Medicine , , Mirdehghan، Abolghasem نويسنده Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran , , Payehdar، Zohreh نويسنده Practice Learning Team Member, Coronary Care Unit, Nour Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran , , Daneshgar، Noushin نويسنده Practice Learning Team Member, Coronary Care Unit, Nour Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran , , Tabatabaee، Mehrmah نويسنده Practice Learning Team Member, Cardiac Surgery, Intensive Care Unit, Chamran Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran , , Zibanejad، Abbas نويسنده Practice Learning Team Member, Cardiac Surgery Ward, Chamran Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran , , Abedi، Mohammad Hossein نويسنده Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Power and Water University of Technology, Tehran, Iran , , Taracomeh Samani، Shahin نويسنده Practice Learning Team Member, Cardiac Surgery, Intensive Care Unit, Chamran Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran ,
Abstract :
BACKGROUND: One of the ways to modify education is to design clinical education courses
based on advanced learning models and systematic collaboration between variables of different
fields of clinical practice. Nurses and academic members in nursing and medical schools play a
key role in professional and personal promotion of nursing students. This study adopted the
synergy model to determine and assess the characteristics of patients and nurses.
METHODS: In an action research, the synergy model was performed among 12 MSc students of
nursing who were selected by convenient sampling. The study was carried out during the second
semesters of two academic years (2008-9 and 2009-10) in the coronary care unit (CCU) of Nour
Hospital and cardiac surgery intensive care unit (ICU) and cardiac surgery ward of Chamran
Hospital, both affiliated to Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. After collecting
the characteristics of patients and nurses by a questionnaire, a valid and reliable standardized
questionnaire was used to classify the characteristics based on the synergy model. The mean
scores were then judged.
RESULTS: Classification of characteristics of nursing students made by instructors and nurses
showed the mean scores of the studentsʹ function in clinical judgment, caring practices,
interdisciplinary collaboration, systematic thinking, and facilitation of learning to be 3. The
students scored 1 (minimum) in advocacy and moral agency response to diversity, and clinical
inquiry.
CONCLUSION: The findings of this study showed the need to promote mutual cooperation
between nursing and medical schools and hospitals in education of nursing students. It also
highlighted the necessity of developing care for clients and their families in a systematic
planning framework. The synergy model is a functional approach to planned education. It can
be used to help students acquire the ability to respond to the needs of patients and their families
in the form of a learning system.
