Background <p>Nurses require techniques to boost creativity for complex health and care challenges, one of which is mind mapping. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate, using mind mapping, how problem-solving training affected the development of creativity in first-year nursing students.</p> Methods <p>In the interventional present study, the samples were randomly selected among first-year nursing students from nursing schools. Standard questionnaires were used for data collection after validity and reliability assessment. Data were analyzed using SPSS 20.</p> Results <p>According to the findings, mind mapping, and problem-solving training have a stronger impact on boosting nursing students’ creativity than conventional and text-based training (<i>P</i> &lt; 0.05).</p> Conclusions <p>Problem-solving abilities in the nursing profession, including the fields of education, research, and clinical care, as well as their undeniable contribution to nurses’ success in management, research, education, and care, it stands to reason that developing these abilities through mind maps will help nurses perform their serious tasks.</p>