concept map

concept map

Students will complete 6 clinical concept maps, approximately one every other week of the semester, beginning week 2. Students will learn about the clinical concept maps during the first week of class and will be shown multiple examples. Maps will be created based on the student’s patient assignments.
Students will create the maps electronically, using either MSWord/Shapes or the Cmap Tools software program.
Each clinical concept map will be evaluated as a pass/fail based on the following required criteria (if applicable to individual patient):
• (1) Patient information (age, gender, admission diagnosis, past medical history)
88, FEMALE, LEFT ACETABULAR FRACTURE WITH PORTRUSION, IPSILATERAL MEDIAL MALLEOLUS FRACTURE, ACETABULAR FRACTURE BEING TREATED NONOPERATIVELY IN TRACTION, LIKELY FOR 3 TO 4 WEEKS TOTAL, MEDIAL MALLEOLUS FRACTURE NONOPERATIVE AS WELL
• (2) Basic pathophysiology of medical diagnoses
• (3) Assessment data/clinical manifestations
• (4) Nursing Diagnoses (top 3 priority diagnoses)
INEFFECTIVE BREATING, RISK FOR FALLS,RISK FOR IMPAIRED SKIN INTEGRITY AND
• (5) Interventions/Treatments
FALL PREVENTION, TREATMENT INCLUDE NEBULIZER TREATMENT, ADMINISTERING MEDICATIONS LIKE WARFARIN
• (6) Lab/diagnostic results
PROTHROMBIN TIME, MAGNESIUM, BASIC METABOLIC PANEL
• (7) Surgical procedure (if applicable) NONE
• Lines with arrows to show directional relationships between concepts
• Propositions to explain relationships between concepts
• At least 2 crosslinks must be included
• Legend which includes color-coding for each of the 7 criteria
Creating a Concept Map
Preparing a concept map will serve many useful purposes:
o It will enable students to link new learning to previous knowledge in a way that is individually meaningful, thus helping students to organize their thinking.
o It will stimulate critical thinking because it will require students to plot out relationships between concepts. For example, students will be able to ‘see’ in a graphical way how the clinical manifestations of a disease relate to the pathophysiology and treatment.
o Concept mapping will tap into a student’s creative side, as each map is the unique expression of one’s own thought process.
o The creating and refining of a concept map will give students the opportunity to think reflectively about how new knowledge builds up and relates to previous knowledge.

Constructing a concept map:
? Start with the most important, most general concept at the top of the map. In the case of a clinical concept map, this is the patient’s admission information.
? Place distinct concepts in their own boxes.
? Connect boxes, using lines with arrows, to show directional relationships between/among concepts. Every box should have a line (with an arrow) linking it to another concept. There should be no ‘stand-alone’ boxes.
? Concepts should be linked using a verb to demonstrate how the concepts are related.
? Concept maps show cause-effect relationships. Each box should be logically linked with a verb to another box. This “Box A – Verb – Box B” should create a logical proposition (phrase/sentence) demonstrating how Box A leads to Box B.
? Students may want to make a draft concept map using Post-It notes prior to creating the map using the computer program. Using Post-It notes initially will easily allow students to move concepts on the map so that all concepts are included and links are accurate.
? At least 2 crosslinks must be included on the map. Crosslinks demonstrate the highest level of thinking as students indicate in-depth knowledge of the topic by showing how a concept on one part of the map is linked to a concept on another part of the map.
? Each of the 7 criteria must be represented by a different color. The colors should be referenced in the legend.

Students should construct the map using either of the following software programs:
? CmapTools. This is a FREE software program designed specifically for creating concept maps. It is available for Windows and Mac computers. The free download is available at: http://cmap.ihmc.us/download/dlp_CmapTools.php
Directions (including a video) for using this software program can be found at:
http://cmap.ihmc.us/support/help/
When the map is final, export the document as a jpeg (picture) or PDF file. Microsoft Word. Use ‘Insert’, ‘Shapes’ to create boxes and lines/arrows. Font should be no smaller than 8 point.
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