Concept Map Care Plans Innovative approach to planning & organizing nursing care. Essentially a diagram of patient problems and interventions Ideas about patient problems and interventions are the “concepts” to be diagrammed. Enhances critical thinking and clinical reasoning Used to organize patient data, analyze relationships, establish priorities

Theoretical Basis of Concept Maps Roots in education and psychology Also known as mind maps, cognitive maps Concept mapping requires critical thinking New knowledge is built on preexisting knowledge, new concepts are integrated by identifying relationships

Steps in Concept Map Care Planning Develop a Basic Skeleton Diagram Analyze and Catagorize Data Analyze Nursing Diagnoses Relationships Identifying Goals, Outcomes, & Interventions Evaluate patient responses