Concept mapping : a critical-thinking approach to care planning

Schuster, Pamela McHugh 1953- (Author).

Summary: Concept care mapping is a clear, visual, and systematic method for constructing care plans for any patient, in any setting, based on American Nurses Association standards of care. You'll learn to identify patient needs, then organize, prioritize, and implement care quickly, saving you time and improving your clinical performance. A concept map lets you visualize the relationships between medical and nursing diagnoses, assessment data, medications, laboratory results, and treatments. New features included, designed to help you build better maps: New concept maps highlight basic care information and psychosocial issues; More case scenarios for more practice creating care maps; "Test yourself quiz" to ensure you understand the theory behind creating a care map; A 20-minute podcast explaining concept mapping; Easier-to-follow guidelines showing you how to use the online care map generator.

Record details

ISBN: 9780803627437 (pbk.)
ISBN: 0803627432 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
ix, 181 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Philadelphia, PA : F.A. Davis, c2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

'Twas the night before clinical -- Gathering clinical data: The framework for concept care mapping -- Concept care mapping: Grouping clinical data in a meaningful manner -- Nursing strategies to attain outcomes: So many problems, so little time -- Nursing implementation: Using concept care maps as nursing care plans at the health-care agency -- Mapping psychosocial and cultural problems -- Concept care maps as the basis of documentation and phone conversations with physicians -- After the clinical day is over: Patient evaluations, self-evaluations, and grading the final concept care maps.