Concept Map

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Concept Map
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What is a concept map care plan ?

• An innovative approach to planning and organizing
  nursing care
• A diagram of patient problems and interventions

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Benefits of concept map care plans

• Enhance critical thinking skills and clinical
  reasoning
• Allows you to visualize priorities and identify
  relationships in clinical data
• Facilitates data organization, relationship
  analysis, establishment of priorities, and
  building on previous knowledge
• Provides a holistic view of the patient situation

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Steps to Developing a Concept Map

• Prior to Beginning

Collect Data
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Steps to Developing a Concept Map

• Step 1 Develop a Basic Skeleton Diagram

Problem/Nursing DX Supporting Data
Problem/Nursing DX Supporting Data
Problem/Nursing DX Supporting Data
Reason for Seeking Care
Problem/Nursing DX Supporting Data
Problem/Nursing DX Supporting Data
Problem/Nursing DX Supporting Data
Problem/Nursing DX Supporting Data
Problem/Nursing DX Supporting Data
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Steps to Developing a Concept Map

• Step 1 Develop a Basic Skeleton Diagram
• - Place the clients reason for seeking care in
  the center

Reason for Seeking Care





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Steps to Developing a Concept Map

• Step 1 Develop a Basic Skeleton Diagram
• - Identify problems based on the client data and
  place in surrounding boxes

Problem
Problem
Problem
Reason for Seeking Care
Problem
Problem
Problem
Problem
Problem
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Steps to Developing a Concept Map

• Step 2 Analyze and Categorize Data
• - Support problems with clinical data

Problem Supporting Data
Problem Supporting Data
Problem Supporting Data
Reason for Seeking Care
Problem Supporting Data
Problem Supporting Data
Problem Supporting Data
Problem Supporting Data
Problem Supporting Data
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Steps to Developing a Concept Map

• Step 3 Analyze Relationships
• - Draw lines to connect related problems

• Problem

4. Problem
2. Problem
Reason for Seeking Care
3. Problem
5. Problem
7. Problem
8. Problem
6. Problem
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Steps to Developing a Concept Map

• Step 4 Analyze Relationships
• - Prioritize problems based on client need

• Problem

4. Problem
2. Problem
Reason for Seeking Care
3. Problem
5. Problem
7. Problem
8. Problem
6. Problem
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Steps to Developing a Concept Map

• Step 5 Analyze Relationships
• - Label each problem with the appropriate
  Nursing Diagnosis Classification

Problem/Nursing DX
Problem/Nursing DX
Problem/Nursing DX
Reason for Seeking Care
Problem/Nursing DX
Problem/Nursing DX
Problem/Nursing DX
Problem/Nursing DX
Problem/Nursing DX
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Steps to Developing a Concept Map
A What ?

• Step 5 Analyze Relationships
• - Label each problem with the appropriate
  Nursing Diagnosis Classification

Problem/Nursing DX
Problem/Nursing DX
Problem/Nursing DX
Reason for Seeking Care
Problem/Nursing DX
Problem/Nursing DX
Problem/Nursing DX
Problem/Nursing DX
Problem/Nursing DX
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Nursing Diagnosis Classifications

• Definition
• A clinical judgment about individual, family,
  or community responses to actual or potential
  health problems/life processes.
• Nursing diagnoses provide the basis for
  selection of nursing interventions to achieve
  outcomes for which the nurse is accountable
• (NANDA, 1996)

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Nursing Diagnosis Classifications

• Purpose
• Focuses on the clients response to a health
  problem, rather than on the problem itself
• Provides structure through which nursing care can
  be delivered

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Nursing Diagnosis Classifications

• NANDA Nursing Diagnoses Definitions and
  Classification 2003-2004 (little red NANDA book)
  contains definitions, defining characteristics
  and/or related factors for all the NANDA approved
  nursing diagnosis

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Steps to Developing a Concept Map

• Step 5 Analyze Relationships
• - Label each problem with the appropriate
  Nursing Diagnosis Classification

Problem/Nursing DX
Problem/Nursing DX
Problem/Nursing DX
Reason for Seeking Care
Problem/Nursing DX
Problem/Nursing DX
Problem/Nursing DX
Problem/Nursing DX
Problem/Nursing DX
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Steps to Developing a Concept Map

• Step 6 Identify Goals, Outcomes, and
  Interventions
• Goals/Outcomes Expectations of client
  achievement
• Must be measurable
• Must be achievable by the client