Concept map infection

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choose a client that aligns with your chosen concept.

a. You can use a current client, a past encounter, or a simulated experience if needed.

b. You can use a concept only once per course.

3. 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 clients

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.

4. Build your Clinical Judgment Concept Map.

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

b. Complete all boxes for your client.

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 clients 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 clients condition,

determine which explanations are most likely. List and rank hypotheses according to most urgent

problems and priority order.

Generate solutions: Using the hypothesis, 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 clients 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.

5. 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.