Which item is NOT a format of care plans?

• A. Computerized Care Plan
• B. Concept Map Care Plan
• C. Change of Shift Reports
• D. Student Care Plans

Answer: (C)

The concept being tested is how care plans are documented. A care plan format should outline the patient’s problems, goals, interventions, and evaluation. Computerized care plans store this information electronically, and a concept map care plan uses a visual map to show the relationships between problems, goals, and interventions. Student care plans are used in education to practice planning and documenting care. Change of Shift Reports, on the other hand, are used for handoff communication between nurses at shift change. They summarize the patient’s status and tasks to be done, but they do not constitute a formal care plan with diagnosed problems, specific goals, and planned interventions. Therefore, Change of Shift Reports are not a format of a care plan.