The nurse may use a concept map when implementing a plan of care. What is the purpose and distinction of a concept map?

Question

a. Quality assurance in the health care facility
b. Multidisciplinary communication
c. Provision of a standardized format for client problems
d. Identification of the relation of client problems and interventions

Answer 1

D
A concept map is a diagram of client problems and interventions that shows their relations to one another.
The use of a concept map promotes critical thinking and helps the nurse to organize complex client data, process complex relationships, and achieve a holistic view of the client's situation. The purpose is not quality assurance in the health care facility.
Multidisciplinary communication is enhanced with the use of critical pathways, not concept maps.
Standardized or computerized care plans, not concept maps, provide a standardized format for client problems. A concept map is highly individualized.