Concept Map

Create a concept map of a chosen condition, disease, or disorder with glucose regulation or metabolic balance considerations. Write a brief narrative (2 pages) that explains why the evidence cited in the concept map and narrative are valuable and relevant, as well as how specific interprofessional strategies will help to improve the outcomes presented in the concept map.
Introduction
Note: Each assessment in this course builds on the work you completed in the previous assessment.
The first assessment is one in which you will create a concept map to analyze and organize the treatment of a specific patient with a specific condition, disease, or disorder.
The purpose of a concept map is to visualize connections between ideas, connect new ideas to previous ideas, and to organize ideas logically. Concept maps can be an extremely useful tool to help organize and plan care decisions. This is especially true in the biopsychosocial model of health, which takes into account factors beyond just the biochemical aspects of health. By utilizing a concept map, a nurse can simplify the connection between disease pathways, drug interactions, and symptoms, as well as between emotional, personality, cultural, and socioeconomic considerations that impact health.
• What is the primary condition, disease, or disorder affecting the patient?
• What types of experience have you had working with patients with this condition, disease, or disorder?
• How does this condition, disease, or disorder typically present?
• What are the recommended treatment options?
 What, if any, characteristics of an individual patient should be kept in mind when determining a course of treatment.
How have you used concept maps to help plan and organize care?
o What are the advantages of concept maps, from your point of view?
o How could concept maps be more useful?
How can interprofessional communication and collaboration strategies assist in driving patient safety, efficiency, and quality outcomes with regard to specific clinical and biopsychosocial considerations?
o What interprofessional strategies do you recommend health care providers take in order to meet patient-centered safety and outcome goals?
Scenario
Some example conditions, diseases and disorders that are relevant to metabolic balance and glucose regulation considerations are:
• Cancer.
• Diabetes (type 2).
• HIV/AIDS.
• Hyperthyroidism.
• Hypothyroidism.
• Metabolic syndrome.
• Obesity.
• Polycycstic ovary syndrome.
• Prediabetes.
• Pregnancy.
Instructions
Develop a concept map and a short narrative that supports and further explains how the concept map is constructed.
Part 1: Concept Map
• Develop an evidence-based concept map that illustrates a plan for achieving high-quality outcomes for a condition that has impaired glucose or metabolic imbalance as related aspects.
Part 2: Additional Evidence (Narrative)
• Justify the value and relevance of the evidence you used as the basis for your concept map.
• Analyze how interprofessional strategies applied to the concept map can lead to achievement of desired outcomes.
• Construct concept map and linkage to additional evidence in a way that facilitates understanding of key information and links.
• Integrate relevant sources to support assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using current APA style.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
• Competency 1: Design patient-centered, evidence-based, advanced nursing care for achieving high-quality patient outcomes.
• Develop an evidence-based concept map that illustrates a plan for achieving high-quality outcomes for a condition that has impaired glucose or metabolic imbalance as related aspects.
• Justify the value and relevance of the evidence used as the basis for a concept map.
• Competency 4: Evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of interprofessional care systems in achieving desired health care improvement outcomes.
• Analyze how interprofessional strategies applied to the concept map can lead to achievement of desired outcomes.
• Competency 5: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style, consistent with organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.
• Construct concept map and linkage to additional evidence in a way that facilitates understanding of key information and links.
• Integrate relevant sources to support assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using current APA style.