Evaluation of Clinical Learning Experience on Concept Mapping for Final Year Nursing Students in a Private Hospital

Aim: The present study is to apply concept mapping into the learning strategy in the clinical areas for the final semester nursing students understanding of patient care and patient safety process. Objectives: To compare students’ level of understanding knowledge on concept mapping between control and experimental group post intervention training; to determine on the impact of training of concept mapping on students’ confidence level in the clinical areas; To determine students’ understanding on the application of knowledge in patient care using concept mapping in the clinical areas; to determine on students’ satisfaction level learning through concept mapping in the clinical areas. Methods: This is a case study of a group of students in the final year of the diploma in nursing program. It is a classic experimental design that consists of experimental and control group. Results: This research has given a positive impact to prove that after the intervention of concept mapping for the last year's nursing student showed significant interrelationships. Intervention concept mapping can enhance the learning more meaningful and can be improve through their motivation, sharpens thinking, deepens stimulate higher learning and thinking processes with all items to be measured in the evaluation of the CM. From the point of realized by students, it can have implications for clarifying the learning objectives, refining instructional strategies, identifying appropriate assessment tools, understanding how the learning objectives are being and meanings to the clinical practice of decision-making. Conclusion: Concept mapping is a learning strategy in the clinical areas for the final semester nursing students understanding of patient care and patient safety process. The CM is established as a significant strategy as well as an approach to assimilate matters involved in the teaching and learning practises of the clinical region.