You are orienting a new staff nurse to the unit's nursing model, which is the Synergy Model for Patient Care™. As you describe the model, you make a mistake and another nurse points out your error. What would that nurse identify?

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1. The model identifies a list of patient characteristics and a list of nurse competencies that should correlate with one another.
2. The model was created by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, but it used in a variety of patient care units.
3. Patient-centered care is a key patient characteristic-participation in decision-making.
4. Clinical inquire or the ongoing process of questioning and evaluating is an expected nurse competency in the model.

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