Map Concept

DFC Concept Map goal:

The purpose of this assignment is to provide the learner an opportunity to strengthen their clinical judgment using a concept map format. Use the attached rubric for map requirements to ensure you receive full credit.

Instructions:

1. Before you begin:

a. Find your case study client within the ‘DFC Concept Map’ module.

b. The concept for that client is identified for you and should be added to the concept map template.

c. The DFC Concept Map template is located in the ‘DFC Concept Map’ module in Canvas.

2. Complete the client information section and the topic of the map.

a. Use SBAR format for the client information. Hover over each term or visit the ELO to learn more. SBAR includes:

i. Situation

ii. Background

iii. Assessment

iv. Recommendation

b. The topic of the map is your chosen concept. This might not always be the client’s primary concern.

i. For example, if your chosen concept is ‘Mobility’, focus on cues and interventions related to ‘Mobility’ even if the client has a higher priority concern (such as ‘Perfusion’.) Concepts are often interrelated, but you should maintain the focus of the map on the chosen concept.

3. Build your Clinical Judgment Concept Map.

a. Locate and download the concept map template within the ‘DFC Concept Map’ module.

b. Complete all boxes related to the case study of the week.

c. Use the assignment rubric to ensure you meet the requirements of the assignment.

d. The arrows on the template are there to remind you that this map is intended to be completed in a certain order.

e. What is a hypothesis?

i. A hypothesis is a proposed explanation made on the basis of available information. It is a starting point to problem-solving.

Recognize cues: Based on available client data, identify relevant or important cues or information. Subjective and objective could be considered. Specific client values are included where appropriate (i.e. heart rate, oxygen saturation, etc.).

Analyze cues: Link identified cues to the client’s presentation. Determine conditions that are consistent with those cues.

· A condition is defined as “a normal state with regard to one's health, such as pregnancy, or to a disease, disorder, illness, or injury” (National Institutes of Health, n.d.).

Prioritize hypotheses: Think “Where do I start?” Based on your analysis of the client’s condition, determine which explanations are most likely. List and rank hypotheses according to most urgent problems and priority order.

Generate solutions: Using the hypotheses, identify desirable outcomes for the client. Goals are listed in SMART format.

· In SMART format, goals are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound. Visit the ELO for more information.

· Here is an example of a SMART goal: The patient will report a pain level of 4 or less on a 0-10 scale within 30 minutes of pain medication administration.

Take action: Using the identified SMART goals, identify and describe how nursing interventions will be performed, administered, communicated, or taught. Interventions will address the priority concerns and are designed to help meet the client’s goals.

· Intervention #1 should be crafted to help meet SMART goal #1.

Evaluate outcomes: Compare observed outcomes against expected outcomes. Determine if your identified interventions were effective.

· Be sure that these evaluative statements are in past tense, as you are seeing how the interventions progressed. This should look like "The (goal was achieved) by (time specified) as evidenced by (supporting findings) after (nursing intervention was performed)."

· You are evaluating if Goal #1 was accomplished by Intervention #1 by the time frame specified.

*To reiterate: SMART goal #1, Intervention #1, and Evaluation #1 should all be related. This should be repeated for all goals and their associated interventions and outcomes.

4. Give credit to your sources.

a. After completing your concept map, be sure to give credit to your sources on both the Reference page and as in-text citations.

b. Your references should be listed in APA 7th edition format.

i. This will include the author, the publication year, and the source.