Concept mapping is a clear, visual, and systematic model for gathering and categorizing relevant assessment data, identifying patient problems, and developing patient goals, interventions, and outcomes for each nursing diagnosis. A concept map is your guide to nursing care in any clinical setting.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• 1. ‘Twas the Night Before Clinical …
• 2. Gathering Clinical Data: The Framework for Concept Care Mapping
• 3. Concept Care Maps: Grouping Clinical Data in a Meaningful Manner
• 4. Nursing Strategies to Attain Outcomes: So Many Problems, So Little Time
• 5. Nursing Implementation: Using Concept Care Maps as Nursing Care Plans at the Healthcare Agency
• 6. Mapping Psychosocial and Cultural Problems
• 7. Concept Care Maps as the Basis of Documentation and Phone Conversations With Physicians
• 8. After the Clinical Day Is Over: Patient Evaluations, Self-Evaluations, and Grading the Final Concept Care Map
• Appendix A. Online Case Studies
• Appendix B. Complete Concept Care Map Examples
• Appendix C. Definitions for NANDA-I Nursing Diagnoses Used in this Text