Overview Create 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 LESS In 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 support assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using APA style. Reference Godshall, M. (2015). Fast facts for evidence-based practice in nursing: Implementing EBP in a nutshell (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company. Competency Map CHECK YOUR PROGRESS Use 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: .

1. Overview
Create 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 LESS
In 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

2. 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 support
assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using
APA style.

3. Reference
Godshall, M. (2015).
Fast facts for evidence-based practice in nursing: Implementing
EBP in a nutshell
(2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.
Competency Map
CHECK YOUR PROGRESS
Use 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 other than those for which the
patient was seeking care?

4. 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 supported your original course of action?
What evidence would you present to support an alternative
course of action, if you could revisit that patient's case?
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uggested Resources
The 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
support you.
Evidence-Based Practice

5. Godshall, M. (2015).
Fast facts for evidence-based practice in nursing: Implementing
EBP in a nutshell
(2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.
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Personalized medicine, genomics, and pharmacogenomics: A
primer for nurses
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Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing
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(4), 437–441.
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Nursing Research, Quality Improvement, And Evidence-Based
Practice: The Key To Perioperative Nursing Practice: Editorial
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Hain D. J., & Kear, T. M. (2015).
Using evidence-based practice to move beyond doing things the
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Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Health Sciences: Review
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Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Health Sciences
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Evidence-Based Practice: What It Is and What It Is Not
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Transcript
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Concept Mapping
Concept 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.

7. This article will help you decide how you would like to
structure and conceptualize your concept map.
Concept Map Template [DOCX]
.
Concept Map Tutorial
|
Transcript
.
Information on working with the concept map and template to
complete your assignment.
Research Guides
Nursing 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/practiceand
policy/innovation--evidence/framework-for-how-to-read-and-
critique-a-research-study.pdf

8. APA Style
APA Module
.
Capella provides a thorough selection of online resources to
help you understand APA style and use it effectively.
Assessment Instructions: Preparation
You 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 supporting narrative.
Create your concept map and narrative as separate documents.
Be sure to note the areas where you need to include your
evidence-based support 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 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.

9. Create your concept map and narrative as separate documents.
Be sure to note the areas where you need to include your
evidence-based support and where you need to make clear your
strategies for communicating information to the patient and the
patient's family.
Requirements
Note:
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.
Supporting Evidence and APA Style
Integrate relevant evidence from 3–5 current scholarly or
professional sources to support your assertions.
Apply correct APA formatting to all in-text citations and
references.
Attach a reference list to your narrative.
Concept Map
Develop a concept map for the individual patient, based upon
the best available evidence for treating your patient's health,
economic, and cultural needs.
Narrative
Develop a narrative (2–4 pages) for your concept map.

10. 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.

11. 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 Requirements
Be sure to include
both documents
when you submit your assessment.
Note
: Faculty may use the
Writing Feedback Tool
when 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 assessment, once your

12. work has been evaluated.