What is a Nursing Concept Map?

A nursing concept map is a visual tool that helps nursing students strategize patient care on paper. This map allows students to organize and visualize patient care concepts in an easy-to-read diagram that highlights the relationships among various nursing concepts.

Nursing concept maps are also a self-teaching strategy that can help students pre-plan their clinical assessments and provide valuable insight for post-clinical analysis. This tool increases students’ clinical reasoning and judgment while optimizing learning.