Concept Mapping, 4e

Provides the tools needed to construct care plans for any patient, in any setting, based on accepted standards of care.Introduces critical thinking early in the curriculum.Works with or without nursing diagnoses.Saves time and improves clinical performance.Emphasizes reasoning, improvising, and individualizing patient care.Teaches how to identify patient needs, then organize, prioritize, and implement care quickly.Establishes the relationships between medical and nursing diagnoses, physical assessment data, treatments, medications, laboratory data, and history data.Includes access to Davis's Care Planning & Nursing Diagnosis Resource Center. (Click on the Preview tab to view.)Makes concept mapping easy to understand and implement with... A podcast that explains concept mapping."Test Your Knowledge" quiz" that ensures you understand the theory behind creating a care map.Case studies that let you practice creating a care map.Templates for creating a concept care map.A care map generator online at DavisPlus with clear, concise instructions.