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1. Assessment 1: Evidence-Based Patient-Centered Concept Map
OverviewCreate an evidence-based, patient-centered concept map that illustrates an
individualized approach to patient care, based on a patient case file of your choice.Evidence-
based practice is a key skill in the toolkit of the master’s-prepared nurse. Its goal is to
ensure that health care practitioners are using the best available evidence to ensure that
patients are receiving the best care possible (Godshall, M., 2015.). In essence, evidence-
based practice is all about ensuring quality care.SHOW LESSIn this assessment, you have an
opportunity to apply evidence-based practice and personalized care concepts to ensure
quality care and improve the health of a single patient.By successfully completing this
assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies
and assessment criteria:Competency 1: Apply evidence-based practice to plan patient-
centered care.Analyze the needs of a patient, and those of their family, with regard to how
they will influence a patient-centered concept map.Design an individualized, patient-
centered concept map, based upon the best available evidence for treating a patient’s
specific health, economic, and cultural needs.Competency 3: Evaluate outcomes of evidence-
based interventions.Propose relevant and measurable criteria for evaluating the outcomes
of a patient-centered concept map.Competency 4: Evaluate the value and relative weight of
available evidence upon which to make a clinical decision.Justify the value and relevance of
evidence used as the basis of a patient-centered concept map.Competency 5: Synthesize
evidence-based practice and academic research to communicate effective solutions.Develop
a strategy for communicating with patients and their families in an ethical, culturally
sensitive, and inclusive way.Integrate relevant and credible sources of evidence to
assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using APA style.ReferenceGodshall,
M. (2015). Fast facts for evidence-based practice in nursing: Implementing EBP in a nutshell
(2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.Competency MapCHECK YOUR
PROGRESSUse this online tool to track your performance and progress through your
course.Questions to Consider: As you prepare to complete this assessment, you may want to
think about other related issues to deepen your understanding or broaden your viewpoint.
You are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner,
a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of your professional community. Note
that these questions are for your own development and exploration and do not need to be
completed or submitted as part of your assessment.Recall an experience you have had?or
one that you might have observed in your care setting?in which you individualized care for
a patient.In your approach to individualized care, did you:Address any health concerns

2. other than those for which the patient was seeking care?Consider the patient’s economic
and daily environmental circumstances?Consider any ethical issues inherent in working
with the patient?What might you have done differently, if you could revisit that patient’s
case?What evidence ed your original course of action?What evidence would you present to
an alternative course of action, if you could revisit that patient’s case?Suggested
ResourcesThe resources provided here are optional. You may use other resources of your
choice to prepare for this assessment; however, you will need to ensure that they are
appropriate, credible, and valid. The MSN-FP6011 ? Evidence-Based Practice for Patient-
Centered Care and Population Health Library Guide can help direct your research, and the
Supplemental Resources and Research Resources, both linked from the left navigation
menu in your courseroom, provide additional resources to help you.Evidence-Based
PracticeGodshall, M. (2015). Fast facts for evidence-based practice in nursing:
Implementing EBP in a nutshell (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer Publishing
Company.Read Chapter 7.Blix, A. (2014). Personalized medicine, genomics, and
pharmacogenomics: A primer for nurses. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 18(4),
437?441.Baker, J. D. (2017). Nursing Research, Quality Improvement, And Evidence-Based
Practice: The Key To Perioperative Nursing Practice: Editorial. Association of Operating
Room Nurses, 105(1), 3.Hain D. J., & Kear, T. M. (2015). Using evidence-based practice to
move beyond doing things the way we have always done them. Nephrology Nursing Journal,
42(1), 11?20.Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Health Sciences: Review Levels of
Evidence.Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Health Sciences.Evidence-Based Practice:
What It Is and What It Is Notÿ|ÿTranscript.Concept MappingConcept Maps.This resource
provides a general overview of concept maps. The guide is not specific to nursing, but may
prove helpful to the initial conceptualization of your assessment.Taylor, L. A., Littleton-
Kearney, M. (2011). Concept mapping: A distinctive educational approach to foster critical
thinking. Nurse Educator, 36(2), 84?88.This article will help you decide how you would like
to structure and conceptualize your concept map.Concept Map Template [DOCX].Concept
Map Tutorialÿ|ÿTranscript.Information on working with the concept map and template to
complete your assignment.Research GuidesNursing Masters (MSN) Research
Guide.Database Guide: Ovid Nursing Full Text PLUS.Kaplan, L. (n.d.). Framework for how to
read and critique a research study. Retrieved from
https://www.nursingworld.org/~4afdfd/globalassets/practiceandpolicy/innovation–
evidence/framework-for-how-to-read-and-critique-a-research-study.pdfAPA StyleAPA
Module.Capella provides a thorough selection of online resources to help you understand
APA style and use it effectively.Assessment Instructions: PreparationYou have been
presented with a number of patient case files in the Evidence-Based Patient-Centered Care
media piece. You reviewed each case, selected one case for further research, and created
draft evidence-based concept map to illustrate an approach to individualized care for the
patient. In this assessment, you will build upon and refine your draft concept map and
develop a ing narrative.Create your concept map and narrative as separate documents. Be
sure to note the areas where you need to include your evidence-based and where you need
to make clear your strategies for communicating information to the patient and the
patient’s family.Note: Many organizations use the spider style of concept maps (see the

3. Taylor & Littleton-Kearney article for an example). Also, if a specific style of concept map is
used in your current care setting, you may use it in this assessment.Create your concept
map and narrative as separate documents. Be sure to note the areas where you need to
include your evidence-based and where you need to make clear your strategies for
communicating information to the patient and the patient’s family.RequirementsNote: The
requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide, so be
sure to address each point. In addition, you may want to review the performance level
descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.ing Evidence and APA
StyleIntegrate relevant evidence from 3?5 current scholarly or professional sources to your
assertions.Apply correct APA formatting to all in-text citations and references.Attach a
reference list to your narrative.Concept MapDevelop a concept map for the individual
patient, based upon the best available evidence for treating your patient’s health, economic,
and cultural needs.NarrativeDevelop a narrative (2?4 pages) for your concept map.Analyze
the needs of your patient and their family, and determine how those needs will influence a
patient-centered concept map.Consider how your patient’s economic situation and relevant
environmental factors may have contributed to your patient’s current condition or affect
their future health.Consider how your patient’s culture or family should influence your
concept map.Justify the value and relevance of the evidence you used as the basis of your
concept map.Explain why your evidence is valuable and relevant to your patient’s
case.Explain why each piece of evidence is appropriate for both the health issue you are
trying to correct and for the unique situation of your patient and their family.Propose
relevant and measurable criteria for evaluating the degree to which the desired outcomes of
your concept map were achieved.Explain why your proposed criteria are appropriate and
useful measures of success.Explain how you will communicate specific aspects of the
concept map to your patient and their family in an ethical, culturally sensitive, and inclusive
way. Ensure that your strategies:Promote honest communications.Facilitate sharing only
the information you are required and permitted to share.Are mindful of your patient’s
culture.Enable you to make complex medical terms and concepts understandable to your
patient and their family, regardless of language, disabilities, or level of education.Additional
RequirementsBe sure to include both documents when you submit your assessment.Note:
Faculty may use theWriting Feedback Toolwhen grading this assessment. The Writing
Feedback Tool is designed to provide you with guidance and resources to develop your
writing based on five core skills. You will find writing feedback in the Scoring Guide for the
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