Which of the following statements best reflects the nurse's understanding of the primary nurs-ing-related purpose of a concept map?
1. To facilitate holistic nursing care
2. To provide visualization of the client's health problems
3. To assist in the identification of client-oriented nursing diagnoses
4. To demonstrate the relationship between the client's various health problems
ANS: 4
Concept mapping is one way to graphically represent the connections between concepts and ide-as that are related to a central subject (e.g., the client's health problems). Although the other op-tions are correct, they do not provide the best understanding of the purpose of concept mapping in nursing practice as well as "to demonstrate the relationship between the client's various health problems."
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