Section I: Introduction. Introduction -- Section II: Patient characteristics. Resiliency -- Vulnerability -- Stability -- Complexity -- Resource availability -- Participation in care -- Participation in decision making -- Predictability -- Section III: Nurse characteristics. Clinical judgment -- Advocacy/moral agency -- Caring practices -- Collaboration -- Systems thinking -- Response to diversity -- Clinical inquiry -- Facilitation of learning -- Section IV: Application of the synergy model. Application of the synergy model to clinical practice -- Application of the synergy model to nursing research -- Professional practice models: the implementation equation -- Application of the synergy model to conducting scholarly projects for the doctor of nursing practice -- Application of the synergy model to orientation -- Application of the synergy model to nursing leadership -- Application of the synergy model in perioperative services -- Application of the synergy model to ambulatory care -- Implications of the synergy model for academia -- Application of the synergy model for development of a patient acuity system -- Consensus model for APRN regulation: licensure, accreditation, certification and education -- Section V: Practice exam questions. Acute/critical care nursing (adult) (CCRN) questions -- Acute/critical care nursing (pediatric) (CCRN) questions -- Acute/critical care nursing (neonatal) (CCRN) questions -- Acute care nurse practitioner (adult-gerontology) (ACNPC-AG) questions -- Clinical nurse specialist; wellness through acute care (adult-gerontology) (ACCNS-AG) questions -- Progressive care nursing (PCCN) (adult) questions -- Certified nurse manager and leader (CNML) questions.