CONCEPT MAPS

1. CONCEPT MAPS Lisa Brock, RN MSN NUR 102 Module G

2. NURSING PROCESS • A—Assessment • D—Diagnosis • P—Planning • I—Intervention • E—Evaluation • Each step is dependent on the accuracy of the preceding step

3. WHAT IS A CONCEPT MAP? • “Schematic devices for representing a set of concept meanings embedded in a framework of propositions” (Schuster, 2002, pg. 2) • An approach to planning and organizing nursing care

4. Step One • Develop a basic skeleton diagram Key problem Reason for Health care

5. STEP TWO • Analyze and categorize data • Add clinical data to the appropriate problem boxes • Identify key assessments related to the patient’s reason for seeking health care

6. STEP THREE • Analyze nursing diagnoses relationships • Draw lines between related problems • Number the problems in order of priority

7. STEP FOUR • Identify goals, outcomes, and interventions

8. STEP FIVE • During post-clinic session, evaluate your patient’s responses to the identified nursing interventions

9. GATHERING CLINICAL DATA • Chapter 2 in textbook • Standards of Care • Important data • Patient care plan or data base

10. GROUPING DATA • Chapter 3 in textbook • Organize data in a sequence • Build the concept map

11. NURSING INTERVENTIONS • Chapter 4 in textbook • NIC—Nursing Interventions Classifications • Get information organized • Scenario 3, pg 66—concept map for post-op pain