CHATBOT USE ON NURSING STUDENTS

Concept Map Assessment Keys: Concept Map Assessment Keys are one of the tools used to evaluate concept maps. In this assessment tool, the student is evaluated on identifying a concept related to the topic and establishing meaningful connections between them, with 1 point awarded for each meaningful relationship/connection found. Another item evaluated is whether the student follows a hierarchical order according to priority when moving from general concepts/elements to more specific concepts, with 5 points awarded for each hierarchy established by the student. The student is awarded 10 points for each cross-connection established when moving from one concept section/group to another with a hierarchically meaningful connection.

Attitude Scale Towards the Concept Map: This will be used to assess the attitudes of all groups towards the concept map method prior to the initiative. It is a 5-point Likert-type scale developed to determine individuals' attitudes towards the concept map method. The scale consists of a total of 23 items and has a two-factor structure. The first factor consists of positive attitude items and contains 13 items. The second factor consists of negative attitude items and contains 10 items. Items on the scale are scored from 1 to 5. For positive items, the response "Strongly Agree" receives the highest score (5), while the response "Strongly Disagree" receives the lowest score (1). For negative items, the scoring is reversed; the response "Strongly Agree" receives the lowest score (1), while the response "Strongly Disagree" receives the highest score (5). As the total score obtained from the scale increases, the individual's attitude towards the concept mapping method is considered more po

Cardiac Surgery Patient Nursing Care Knowledge Test: Prepared to measure student nurses' knowledge levels regarding post-cardiac surgery patient care. The test covers topics such as methods for maintaining the stability of patients after sternotomy, signs of cardiac tamponade, and the most commonly used graft types in coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. Additionally, postoperative care processes such as the importance of early mobilization, practices that support sternum healing, and the purpose of using compression stockings are also addressed in the test questions. Furthermore, the knowledge level regarding critical issues such as patient groups at risk of wound infection, appropriate mobilization planning, and nursing interventions to prevent pulmonary complications is assessed, and the aim is to increase nurses' awareness of these processes (Durmaz Edeer & Kankaya, 2025). Five experts were consulted for content validity for the knowledge test. Based on the evaluations obtaine

Qualitative data were collected from students in the intervention group using two open-ended questions exploring their opinions on the role of chatbot use in the learning process and its contribution to concept map construction. Responses were analyzed using thematic analysis.