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Concept mapping: reducing clinical care plan paperwork and increasing learning.

P M Schuster1

  • 1Youngstown State University, Ohio, USA. paschuste@cc.ysu.edu

Nurse Educator
|October 29, 2000
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Concept maps replaced nursing care plans, reducing paperwork in clinical courses. This method also improved students' critical thinking and clinical reasoning by visualizing patient data relationships.

Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Clinical Reasoning
  • Educational Psychology

Background:

  • Traditional nursing care plans generate substantial paperwork.
  • Need for efficient and effective clinical reasoning tools in nursing education.
  • Acute care settings require streamlined documentation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of concept maps as a replacement for nursing care plans.
  • To assess the impact of concept mapping on student critical thinking and clinical reasoning.
  • To reduce the administrative burden of paperwork in clinical nursing courses.

Main Methods:

  • Concept maps were implemented in place of nursing care plans.
  • Study conducted in fundamentals and medical-surgical clinical courses.

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  • Focus on acute care facility settings.

    • Main Results:

    • Significant reduction in care planning paperwork was observed.
    • Enhanced visualization of patient data priorities and relationships.
    • Improved critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills in students.

    Conclusions:

    • Concept mapping is an effective alternative to traditional nursing care plans.
    • Clinical concept mapping enhances the development of essential nursing skills.
    • This approach streamlines documentation while fostering higher-order thinking in nursing students.