Concept care maps are used to organize patient’s information and allows you to see the
full picture of the patient.

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Steps to complete a concept care map

1. First make the very basic outline of the concept map

Keep in mind the categories: Medical diagnosis, Clinical manifestations, Nursing
diagnosis, Expected outcomes and Interventions.

Remember: at the beginning it will be hard to identify the correct nursing diagnosis
but don’t worry! Once you start collect all the patient’s information you will be able to see
what the correct nursing diagnosis may be.

2. Gather all your patients infonnation (this can be seen on the picture above).

You can find this information in the patient’s chart, kardex or directly from the patient.

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Read more at this free PDF.