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Evaluation of Learning in Oncology of Undergraduate Nursing with the Use of Concept Mapping

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This study aims to identify whether the use of concept mapping (CM) strategy assists a student to extend and revise their expertise in oncology and analyze the abilities developed in a student in order to go through theoretical to practical knowledge. This study is descriptive and qualitative, with 20 undergraduate students of the Undergraduate Nursing Course of Paulista School of Nursing of Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil. The critical incident technique and content analysis were used. There were 12 categories represented by facilities, difficulties, and learning applicability in oncology provided by CM strategy during the surgical and clinical nursing discipline. The graphics resource, CMapTools®, and the clinical case data arranged in mapping for resolution generated an active search and exercise of self-learning in oncology. Despite the challenges of the use of CM as a teaching strategy—pedagogical, the results suggested an increase of autonomy and clinical reasoning in nursing practice.

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  1. AC Camargo Câncer Center, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Mariane Trevisani

  2. Paulista School of Nursing, Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Cibelli Rizzo Cohrs, Mariângela Abate de Lara Soares & Edvane Birelo Lopes De Domenico

  3. Complexo Educacional FMU, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Mariângela Abate de Lara Soares

  4. Departament of Health Informatic, Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    José Marcio Duarte, Felipe Mancini & Ivan Torres Pisa

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Trevisani, M., Cohrs, C.R., de Lara Soares, M.A. et al. Evaluation of Learning in Oncology of Undergraduate Nursing with the Use of Concept Mapping. J Canc Educ 31, 533–540 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-015-0869-1

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