Reflection on Concept Map for People Living with Chronic Illness

Running head: BACHELOR OF NURSING
Bachelor of nursing
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1BACHELOR OF NURSING
Reflection on concept map:
What?
While engaging in the process of developing concept map for individual living with
chronic illness, I had to first identify one patient with specific chronic illness and then interpret
different factors that could have an impact on living with the chronic illness. Initially I was
confused regarding the approach to develop the concept map. However, after researching on the
factors that could affect health and well-being, I could plan a framework for my concept map.
My plan was to link the symptoms of chronic illness with different factors such as nature of
employment, family relationship, coping abilities, health education and effect of treatment on
patient. The method of developing the concept map and reflection regarding the impact of
activity on knowledge related to patient centered care is explained in detail below.
So what?
I had chosen a patient with lung cancer to proceed with the task. I first framed the map
based on common symptoms observed in patient with lung cancer and then linked several factors
such a treatment, family support, socioeconomic condition and coping ability on patient living
with lung cancer. I developed the concept considering bio-psychosocial aspects of illness in
mind. Bio-psychosocial model is an important model for practicing good medicine and providing
holistic care to patient (Wade and Halligan 2017). It involves consideration of psychosocial
aspects of illness too apart from biomedical factors. I used this model to explain the impact of
biological, psychological and social factors on quality of life of patients with lung cancer.
I used biomedical factors to establish link between symptoms and risk factor. Cigeratte
smoking is one common risk factor for lung cancer. Hence, this was linked with patient’s