Question

Discuss complex adaptive systems and how they relate to nursing care delivery.

Answer 1

A complex adaptive system is a system in which a perfect understanding of the individual parts does not

automatically convey a perfect understanding of the whole system's behavior.

For Nursing care delivery Complex adaptive thinking is an approach that challenges simple cause and

effect assumptions, and instead sees healthcare and other systems as a dynamic process. One where

the interactions and relationships of different components simultaneously affect and are shaped by the system.

Thus it is a mandatory need for a perfect analysis of the disease condition.